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Sunday, September 20, 2009

BW - H-1B Visa Law: Trying Again. Senators Dick Durbin and Charles Grassley plan to reintroduce legislation aimed at curbing abuses of the H-1B visa.

From my archive of press clippings:

Business Week

H-1B Visa Law: Trying Again

Senators Dick Durbin and Charles Grassley plan to reintroduce legislation aimed at curbing abuses of the H-1B visa program

By Moira Herbst


April 24, 2009, 12:01AM EST


Two U.S. senators are reintroducing legislation aimed at revamping the H-1B visa program for guest workers in the U.S., at a time of rising unemployment and growing evidence that the program has been marred by fraud. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) hope that the bill, "The H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud & Prevention Act of 2009," has a better chance of passing now than when they originally introduced it in 2007.

Read the whole article here.

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Herbst is a reporter for BusinessWeek in New York.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I used to work for Motorola. They had their own little corporate immigration service because they hired so many H-1B types.

I guess these people have to go to the local US embassy/consulate for an interview before getting their visa?

October 12, 2009 at 1:10 PM
Consul-At-Arms said...

Exactly right, Anonymous. The employers have to file a petition with DHS, and then once (if) it's approved the individual has to come in for a visa interview.

The exception is if the person is already in the U.S. (legally); then they simply "adjust status" (which is perfectly legit). However, if they leave the country, in order to get back in they have to apply for a visa under the H1B (or whichever is appropriate, such as H2B or H4) and make an interview appointment so they have a valid visa to re-enter the U.S.

October 13, 2009 at 6:27 PM

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