| Work visas authorize employment in the U.S. on a | | | | no limitation on the number of H-3 visas that are issued |
| temporary basis. The process should begin about five | | | | in the U.S. |
| months before the employment start date of the | | | | 4. J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa - These visas are |
| foreign national employee. While there is a vast array | | | | available to foreign nationals who are sponsored by a |
| of temporary work visas available below are the ones | | | | school, business of other organization for employment |
| with which you, as the prospective employer of a | | | | such as an au pair/nanny, summer camp counselor |
| foreign national, will most likely require: | | | | staff and medical resident/intern type work. |
| 1. H1-B Visa - This visa is for specialty occupations, It | | | | 5. L-1 Intra-Company Transfer Work Visa - These |
| requires applicants to have a college degree. | | | | visas are available to current foreign national |
| Approximately 65,000 H1-B visas are issued annually. | | | | employees of multi-national U.S. companies who are |
| 2. H2-B Work Visa - This visa is issued to skilled and | | | | needed to work for the same company but in the U.S. |
| unskilled workers in non-agricultural jobs. Approximately | | | | If a foreign employee has a U.S. permanent resident |
| 66,000 of these visas are issued annually. | | | | card (green card), the employee is treated as a U.S. |
| 3. H-3 Trainee Visa - As the name implies these visas | | | | resident for all employment-related issues and is |
| are issued to foreign national who will be employed in | | | | subject to income tax on their worldwide income. If the |
| on-the-job training programs. The H-3 is available for | | | | foreign national is already in the U.S. on a work visa, for |
| up to a two-year period in a variety of industries, | | | | a current employer, you may be able to transfer the |
| provided the type of training is not available in the | | | | work visa to your company. |
| prospective foreign employee's home country. There is | | | | |