有關 H-1B與 Green Card 的新擬定條例

國會議員John Shadegg 最近介紹了一項名為 Securing Knowledge Innovation and Leadership (SKIL) 的最新條例。 SIKL條例涉及到對目前Visa system的改善，以及H-1B 和 Green card一些問題的解決。以下為SKIL條例的一些重點內容： Congressman John Shadegg (R-AZ) introduced a new bill (H.R. 5744) titled Securing Knowledge Innovation and Leadership (SKIL). It is the House version of a bill that was introduced in the Senate in May by Texas Senator Cornyn. The primary goal of the legislation is to correct the growing competitiveness crisis and to reform the visa system for highly educated foreign nationals. Some of the highlights of the new SKIL bill include: * Exemptions for U.S. educated foreign workers with master’s or higher degrees from the H-1B and EB green card quotas * Increase in the number of H-1B visas from 65,000 to 115,000 and an institution of a more flexible market based cap that would allow for future cap increases if they are needed * Extension of foreign student’s post curricular optional training from 12 to 24 months * Exemptions for EB green card immigrant spouses and children from the annual cap, making more visas available to the professionals Before this bill ever becomes law, it will have to be voted-on and passed in the House of Representatives and in the Senate and then it needs to be signed into law by the President. The introduction of the bill is only the first step in the lawmaking process, but we are excited about this new development and we’ll keep you up to date on any future news about this legislation. 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]