The intent of the H-1B provisions is to help employers who cannot otherwise obtain needed business skills and abilities from the U.S. workforce by authorizing the temporary employment of qualified individuals who are not otherwise authorized to work in the United States.

H-1B Workers Temporary non-immigrants who enter the United States with an H-1B visa and work in specialty occupations or as fashion models have the following rights.

The H-1B program allows employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in the U.S. on a nonimmigrant basis in specialty occupations or as fashion models of distinguished merit and ability.

The law establishes certain standards in order to protect similarly employed U.S. workers from being adversely affected by the employment of the nonimmigrant workers, as well as to protect the H-1B workers.

This fact sheet provides general information concerning benefits for H-1B workers under the H-1B program. The employer must offer benefits to H-1B workers on the same basis, and in accordance with the same criteria, as the benefits the employer provides to …

Full-Time Employee under H-1B Visa Program January, 2025 The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way.

This fact sheet provides general information concerning the payment of wages for an H-1B worker under the H-1B program. The H-1B employer must pay its H-1B worker(s) at least the “required” wage which is the higher of the prevailing wage or the employer’s actual wage (in-house wage) for similarly employed workers.

Fact Sheet #62O: Must an H-1B employer recruit U.S. workers before seeking H-1B workers? This fact sheet provides general information concerning recruitment required for use of the H-1B program. The H-1B employer is not required to recruit U.S. workers, unless it is H-1B-dependent (see WH Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides general information concerning recruitment required for use of the H-1B program. The H-1B employer is not required to recruit U.S. workers, unless it is H-1B dependent (see WH Fact Sheet #62C) or a previous willful violator of …

These grants are supported by user fees paid by employers seeking high-skilled foreign workers under the H-1B visa program. The training grants aim to prepare Americans for high-skill jobs, reducing dependence on foreign labor.