US Embassy advised the Indian applicants to apply for their work visas at least 90 days prior to their date of employment. The Embassy tweeted the applicants on Twitter saying, “Applying for your work #USvisa? You can apply up to
90 days before the employment start date noted on your I-797 form.”
90 days before the employment start date noted on your I-797 form.”
What is I-797 Form :-
The I-797 form is a document which the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) uses “to communicate with applicants or petitioners or convey an immigration benefit,” as per the USCIS website.
Work visa for Indian citizens is one of the pivotal in US-India bilateral ties, with the H-1B being the most sought after visa among Indian professionals. H-1B is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in fields of theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire multitudes of employees each year from countries like India and China.
Just recently, we covered an article informing you that of Homeland Security (DHS), a US federal agency proposed that a registration fee of $10 must be charged on new H1-B visas, incurring offsetting costs in the process. This is expected to come into force for the upcoming application cycle, starting from April 1, 2020.
