US Immigration Attorney calls for other options for Visas

The US-based Immigration Attorney, Thomas Joy today called upon the consultant companies dealing with the visa services to look for other options as H-1B (professionals and speciality occupations) quota had been completed for the year.

Participating in the interactive sessions in Hyderabad on US Immigration, Joy said the H-1B visas which opened in 1st April this year were all over by 26th May.

The people could not go to US on H-1B visas till October 2007.

He said the present cap on H-1B was 65,000 all over the World to United States and there was no proposal from the US Government to increase the cap.

He cleared the doubts of the participants on various problems in securing the visas and changing from one category to other and the formalities required for the changes. The visas could get on L-1 (Intra-company tranferes), L-1 (Blanket programme) and B-1 (Business visitors).

He said to be eligible for a B-1 visa, an applicant must prove to the satisfaction of the US consultate official the purpose of the trip and the financial resources of the individual.

Visa Pro Immigration Services USA, Software Technology Parks of India and the Hyderabad Software Exporters Association conducted the interaction sessions on US Immigration.

VisaPro Immigration Services Founder Venkat Ramineni said the session was part of nation-wide series of seminars and workshops being organised in the country.