Extending H1B Status Beyond the 6-Year Statutory Limit
H1B Status extension beyond the 6-year statutory limit for workers in the United States – read advice from our expert immigrant lawyers.
Signed into law in 2000, the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act听(AC21) modernized immigration laws pertaining to foreign workers in the United States.听AC21听makes greatly H-1B visa and Form I-140 portability, allowing foreign workers in certain situations the flexibility to change employers.听AC21听also has provisions for extensions of status for H-1B visa-holders who are applying for adjustment of status to certain employment-based immigrant visa preference categories, and are only unable to adjust status due to annual caps on available employment-based immigrant visas or slow processing times.听AC21听creates a separate H-1B visa pool for applicants holding master鈥檚 degrees, increasing the chances that advanced degree-holders may be successful in obtaining H-1B visas.听AC21听also created a cap-exemption for H-1B petitions submitted by certain institutions of higher education and certain non-profit and governmental research organizations, thereby making it easier for them to employ talented foreign听workers.
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H1B Status extension beyond the 6-year statutory limit for workers in the United States – read advice from our expert immigrant lawyers.
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