NEW H-1B1  VISA FOR CHILEANS AND SINGAPOREANS

 

Authorization

 

Title IV, Section 402, United States – Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Title IV, Section 402, United States – Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

 

Details

 

The new Free Trade Agreements, and the Implementation Acts, per the above, now allow citizens and nationals of Chile and Singapore to obtain the new H-1B1 Visa, allowing them to come to the United States to perform services on a temporary basis in a specialty occupation as defined in Subsection 3 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Section 214 (i), meaning an occupation requiring the theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge and the attainment of at least a bachelors or higher degree in the specialty, or its equivalent, as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the USA.

 

These Visas are temporary visas, subject to renewal and extension, as business requires, on a yearly basis, with no limitation.  However, after two such extensions, a new Labor Attestation Certification, per below, will be required.

 

These Visas do not require a petition to the immigration office of the United States government, however they do require obtainment of a Labor Attestation Certification from the U. S. Department of Labor before the overseas office of the U. S. Department of State can issue the visa. 

 

An employer / sponsor is required in order to apply for an H-1B1 Visa.

 

1,400 H-1B1 Visas are available to Chileans and 5,400 H-1B1 Visas are available, per year, to Singaporeans.

 

NEW E VISAS FOR CHILEAN AND SINGAPOREANS.

 

Also, in the same Agreement and legislation  that created the H-1B1 Visa, both Chileans and Singaporeans are also allowed to obtain, upon a proper showing, E Visas as either Treaty Traders or Treaty Investors.

 

These E Visas are temporary Visas, subject to multiple renewals, as business requires.

 

E-1 Visas are provided to Treaty Traders to manage bi-lateral trade.

 

E-2 Visas are provided to Treaty Investors to manage and direct their respective investment in the U.S.A.

 

Please contact this Office for more information on a confidential basis.