Immigration for Computer Professionals
The following articles, each one about IT workers and the immigration laws, appear in the online versions of Computer World, Information Week, PC World, and Wired News. We hope that by linking to these articles on immigration for computer professionals, foreign-born computer professionals and their employers will be able to increase their understanding of immigration laws and procedures, and learn more about the merits of pending legislation.
Most foreign-born computer professionals work in the U.S. using temporary professional H-1B visas. Many of them are sponsored by their employers for permanent residence through the PERM process. Depending on their jobs and their education and experience, they generally adjust their status using either the EB-2 or the EB-3 employment-based preference categories.
“I must acknowledge the Law Offices of Carl Shusterman for their expert, diligent and responsive attention to my successful petition for permanent residency. Everyone in their office treated the sponsoring employer and my family with courtesy and respect. I am particularly grateful for the assistance and outstanding customer service of Judy Lu, Sr. Paralegal, who guided us through the process from H1-B to PERM to adjustment of status for permanent residency.” (More client reviews…)
2013
May
- H-1B Politics Shifts to Backroom as Vote Nears (5-16-13)
- An H-1B Jobs Database the Tech Industry May Hate (5-8-13)
April
- Senate’s big immigration bill seeks to crack down on offshore outsourcing (4-16-13)
- Senate immigration bill may push back on globalization (4-15-13)
- US Gets 124,000 H-1B Petitions, 45% above Cap (4-8-13)
- With H-1B Cap Exceeded, Visa Lottery Will be Needed (4-5-13)
- U.S. gets flood of H-1B petitions on first day (4-04-13)
- H-1B Demand This Year Will Be Fast, Furious (4-01-13)
March
- Plan to Hike H-1B Cap to 300,000 Seen Dead; 130,000 Cap Still Possible (3-22-13)
- Foreign OPT students work long hours for low pay, says professor (3-19-13)
- H-1B Reform Bill Bolstered by Testimony by Male Visa-Holders (3-19-13)
- H-1B Visas Used by Firm to Create Low-Cost Workforce (3-4-13)
February
- Data Shows Top H-1B Users are Offshore Outsourcers (2-14-13)
- House Immigration Hearing Targets High-Skilled Workers (2-5-13)
January
- What Will an H-1B Cap Hike Bring to US? (1-31-13)
- Senate Immigration Framework Calls for STEM Green Cards (1-28-13)
- Senators Seek H-1B Cap that Starts at 115,000 and Rises (1-25-13)
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