有關H1B Cap-Gap Relief 的信息

By: Beth Robertie, Esq. 最近在USCIS的會議內容中了解到，今年USCIS可能不會像去年一樣對於部分F1或J1的持有者實施H1B Cap-Gap Relief的政策。請看以下有關消息： Based on conversations with the USCIS at a recent conference, it is unlikely that students facing the expiration of their F1 or J1 status will be issued “cap gap” relief to help them transition into their H1B status, as they have in the past. Although a memo on the matter has yet to be issued, all indications are that such relief will be unavailable this year. In past years, J1 and F1 students whose status expired sometime during the summer were allowed to stay in the United States pending the beginning of their H1B status on October 1. The cap-gap relief provided a bridge between the end of student status and the start of H1B status. Although beneficiaries were not permitted to work without authorization during that time, they were permitted to remain in the country. In essence, this new policy means that many students will have to leave the country at the end of their student status and process their H1B visas at the consulates abroad in order to return to their H1B employers on October 1. Employers and beneficiaries alike should prepare for this seeming eventuality. Watch this space for further developments on this issue. 本文由範毅禹律師事務所提供 本律師事務所精辦各類勞工應聘及專業移民申請 (包括H-1，L-1，EB-1，EB-2，NIW，勞工卡，綠卡等申請)。所有申請由多位美籍律師及擁有15年經驗的範毅禹律師親自處理，我所並特設中英移民網站。內有最新移民新聞資訊及由律師主持的移民問答集，歡迎讀者流覽查詢。 www.fan-law.com (Chinese) www.fanuslaw.com (English) CALIFORNIA : Fan, Fitzpatrick & Thompson, LLP. 370 E. Glenarm St., Pasadena , CA 91106 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] MARYLAND : Fan, Fitzpatrick & Thompson, LLP. 230 North Washington Street, Suite 400 , Rockville , MD 20850 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]