美國眾院移民法改革版本出籠, 職業移民重大改革

美國眾院移民法改革版本出籠, 職業移民重大改革


美國中文在線消息:


針對職業移民:

H1B每年11萬5千名額

1) 每年從14萬增加到29萬綠卡名額
2) 配偶和孩子不占名額, 但是每年不超過80萬
3) 每個國家的配額比例會稍微改變, 對印度和中國會稍微提高(沒有具體數字)
4) 很多專業獲得高等學位後不受綠卡名額限製

針對家庭移民:

1)美國公民直係親屬不受每年48萬名額限製
2)48萬的名額給其他親屬移民類別分配

Title V – Visa Reforms

§ Family-Based Immigration: Exempts immediate relatives of U.S. citizens from the annual level of 480,000 for family-sponsored immigrant visas. Redistributes the 480,000 family-sponsored immigrant numbers among existing family preference categories. Unused family-sponsored immigrant visas from previous fiscal years are recaptured and made available for family-sponsored immigrant visas for future fiscal years.

§ Employment-Based Immigration: Increases employment-based immigrant visas from 140,000 to 290,000 per fiscal year. The 290,000 ceiling for employment-based immigrant visas is redistributed among the employment-based immigrant visa categories and certain modifications are made to current categories. Unused employment-based immigrant visas from previous fiscal years are recaptured and made available for employment-based immigrant visas for future fiscal years. Visas issued to spouses and children after October 1, 2004 under the employment-based category will no longer be counted against the cap. No more than 800,000 visas may be issued to employment-based spouses and children during any fiscal year.

§ Per Country Limits: Makes slight increases to the per-country limits for family and employment based visas.

§ H-1B Visa Program: Increases the cap on H-1B visas to 115,000 (which can be increased in a subsequent year if the cap is reached during a given fiscal year, not to exceed 180,000) and exempts from this cap certain individuals who have earned an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, or math in the United States.

§ Immigrants With Advanced Skills Exempt from Visa Cap: Exempts several categories of highly skilled workers from the employment-based immigrant visa cap.


§ H-1B Visa Program: Increases the cap on H-1B visas to 115,000 (which can be increased in a subsequent year if the cap is reached during a given fiscal year, not to exceed 180,000) and exempts from this cap certain individuals who have earned an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, or math in the United States.