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In 2008, Homeland Security launched the STEM OPT extension. In the same year, the H1B lottery was introduced. Now, immigrant tech professionals could work for 3 years after graduation, but securing an H1B visa afterwards was based on a lottery system with terrible odds. In fiscal year 2023, the USCIS received nearly 500,000 registrations of which less than 1 in 4 were selected in the H1B lottery.<\/p>\n
What happens if you are not selected in the H1B lottery? Many employers believe they have no choice but to lose that employee. While the options are limited, it is important to evaluate all of them before parting ways with your employer. Remember, your manager doesn\u2019t want to lose a valuable employee either, but they are not immigration experts. If you bring them options to consider, they will work with you.<\/p>\n
Below you will find a comprehensive list of H1B visa alternatives to consider when your STEM OPT is expiring and the H1B lottery may not pan out. It\u2019s never too early to plan for this scenario.<\/p>\n
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What if you could keep your U.S. job and work remotely from Canada? Same salary, same job, same time zone\u2026and a path to Canadian PR in less than 2 years.<\/p>\n
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If your employer has other offices outside of the U.S., they could send you to work at that location for 1 year and bring you back on an L1A visa.<\/p>\n
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EB1 is the employment-based visa designed for ‘priority workers’ belonging to specific occupations and professions.<\/p>\n
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O1 visas are reserved for those with extraordinary abilities, but you would be surprised how many folks in the STEM fields can meet the requirements with pre-planning.<\/p>\n
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Certain institutions are exempt from the H1B visa cap and can sponsor as many H1B visas as they need. This includes higher education institutions, nonprofit or government research organizations.<\/p>\n
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Day 1 CPT allows some Master\u2019s and PhD students to start CPT immediately. In other words, they are allowed to work immediately. Not all educational institutions offer this.<\/p>\n
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Highly skilled immigrants looking to move from the United States to Canada have several visa options to consider, overseen by the Canadian government, depending on their qualifications, employment status, and personal circumstances. Here are some of the key visas and programs available:<\/span><\/p>\n [\/difl_advanced_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/pathtocanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/keep-us-job.jpg” title_text=”keep-us-job” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/pathtocanada.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/employer-bg.jpg” title_text=”employer-bg” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][difl_advanced_blurb title=”L-1 visa as H-1B alternative” button_background_bgcolor=”#1E4589″ button_text=”Learn More” button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjI4MjQ5MSJ9fQ==@” image_icon_container_position=”outside” image_icon_alignment=”left” order_enable=”on” title_order=”2″ sub_title_order=”1″ content_order=”4″ button_order=”5″ content_width=”100%” wrapper_margin=”0px||||false|false” wrapper_padding=”0px||||false|false” blurb_img_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” button_wrapper_margin=”0px||||false|false” button_wrapper_padding=”0px||||false|false” content_area_margin=”0px||||false|false” content_area_padding=”0px||||false|false” title_margin=”20px||20px||true|false” title_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” sub_title_margin=”0px||||false|false” sub_title_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” content_margin=”||20px||false|false” content_padding=”0px||||false|false” button_margin=”0px||||false|false” button_padding=”12px|40px|12px|40px|true|true” button_icon_margin=”0px||||false|false” title_margin_tablet=”15px||15px||true|false” title_margin_phone=”10px||10px||true|false” title_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” content_margin_tablet=”||15px||false|false” content_margin_phone=”||10px||false|false” content_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” button_padding_tablet=”10px|35px|10px|35px|true|true” button_padding_phone=”7px|30px|7px|30px|true|true” button_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h2″ title_font=”|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#1E4589″ title_font_size=”44px” title_line_height=”50px” sub_title_font=”|500|||||||” sub_title_text_color=”#DD1F29″ sub_title_font_size=”20px” sub_title_line_height=”24px” content_body_font=”||||||||” content_body_text_color=”#000000″ content_body_font_size=”16px” content_body_line_height=”28px” button_text_font=”|600|||||||” button_text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_text_font_size=”16px” button_text_line_height=”28px” module_alignment=”left” custom_margin=”-20px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” title_font_size_tablet=”32px” title_font_size_phone=”28px” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” title_line_height_tablet=”42px” title_line_height_phone=”38px” title_line_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” sub_title_font_size_tablet=”18px” sub_title_font_size_phone=”16px” sub_title_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” content_body_font_size_tablet=”15px” content_body_font_size_phone=”14px” content_body_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” content_body_line_height_tablet=”27px” content_body_line_height_phone=”26px” content_body_line_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” button_text_font_size_tablet=”15px” button_text_font_size_phone=”14px” button_text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” button_text_line_height_tablet=”27px” button_text_line_height_phone=”26px” button_text_line_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” border_radii_button_border=”on|9px|9px|9px|9px” border_color_all_button_border=”#DD1F29″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_background_bgcolor__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_background_bgcolor__hover=”#245bb5″ button_text_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_text_text_color__hover=”#FFFFFF”]The L1 visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows foreign companies to temporarily transfer their employees from a location abroad to an office in the U.S. For large employers, it\u2019s the go-to option for employees that do not get selected in the H1B lottery. However, the employee does have to spend at least one year in the office abroad before coming back to the U.S. on an L1 visa.<\/p>\n Typically, an L1 visa is awarded for 3 years. Like the H1B visa, the L1 visa is a dual intent visa, which means you can apply for a green card while in L1 status. There are two types of L1 visas – the L1A and L1B. 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While the bar for qualifying for this visa is very high, it isn\u2019t only for Nobel prize winners or Ph.D\u2019s. 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The good news is there are exemptions to this cap, allowing certain employers to petition for H-1B visas for qualifying foreign nationals without being subject to the cap lottery.<\/p>\n\n
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