Work Visas in the United States

Rgure 7-1 Employment-based visas In the United States selected divisions and subdivisions 

Conversion from one visa status to another requires the foreign-bom visitor to file ins Form 539, entitled Application to Extend/Change Nonimmigrant Status. The fee required in 1999 equals 120. 

Some companies insist that job hunters possess green cards or HIB visas as prerequisites to employment or even interviews. However, it is commonplace for large employers to sponsor HIB visas and permanent residency petitions on behalf of chemists who have already begun their jobs. How these companies go about this is explained next. 

Chapter 7 / Qualifying and Searching for Jobs in the Drug Industry 

However, an employer may offer as little as 95% of the prevailing wage determined by the dol, a point which should figure in a job hunter s salary negotiations. ( Wemick, 1999 italics addedj 

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