How to Secure Your H-1B Visa: A Practical Guide for International Professionals and Their US Employers

H-1B Alternatives

There is a variety of reasons why an employer might seek an alternative working visa to the H-1B:

• The H-1B quota is filled (see Chapter 3).
• Either the job or the employee does not qualify for H-1B status (see Chapter 4).
• The salary the employer is willing to offer is too low (see Chapter 6).
• The employee will work at multiple client sites, so complying with LCA requirements would be too burdensome (see Chapter 6).
• Some visa ...