[ad_1] US H-1B Visa News: Most of the Indians working in America work in the tech sector. H-1B visa is required for tech sector jobs. For H-1B visa, the company/employer has to fill the I-129 form and submit it to the 'United States Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS). Through this the company requests that foreign workers be allowed to come to the country. For H-1B visa, companies have to fill I-129 form on behalf of their employee.At the same time, an important information has been given by USCIS regarding I-129 form. USCIS has updated the I-129 form for H-1B and H-2 visas. This new form will be issued next year from January 17, 2025. Applications made through the old form will be cancelled. USCIS said that companies have to apply under the new form from now on. The US government has said that the purpose of this change is to make the application process easier and better, thereby bringing transparency.What is the important information regarding the form?According to USCIS, the new form will be issued on January 17, 2025, and will replace the form dated January 4, 2024. No grace period i.e. extra time has been given for this. If someone has applied through the form dated January 4, 2024 before January 17, 2025, his/her application will be accepted. If anyone applies through the old form after January 17, that application will be rejected. After January 17, only applications from the new form will be accepted.What is the filing process for H-1B visa?For H-1B visa, American companies have to fill I-129 form on behalf of their employee and submit it to USCIS. For this, many types of documents are required, such as employee's qualification, job offer letter, work experience letter from the previous company, information about projects and documents containing salary rules. With all these documents, the company will have to fill a new I-129 form and then send it to USCIS along with the fees.If the company wants, it can apply online or it can send it to the USCIS center through post. It is very important to ensure that the correct form is used. USCIS will examine the application and may ask for additional information if needed. [ad_2]
