{"id":2049,"date":"2022-11-14T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/?p=2049"},"modified":"2022-11-14T16:09:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T16:09:04","slug":"the-united-states-may-start-losing-talented-h1-b-visa-holders-to-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.h1btransfersusa.com\/blog\/the-united-states-may-start-losing-talented-h1-b-visa-holders-to-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"The United States may start losing talented H1-B visa holders to Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The US might begin losing talented H1-B visa holders<\/strong>, especially those married to other talented professionals, to Canada, another review has cautioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada, which awards work authorization<\/strong> to spouses of all skilled foreign workers, has become a favorite among migrants, especially from India<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By giving work authorization to all spouses of H-1B visa holders,<\/strong> the US can empower more skilled migrants. Indians, including Indians, choose the US over Canada, the study by National Foundation for American Policy revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US can reap significant economic benefits<\/strong>, ease labor shortages, and attract more workers in the global competition for talent. If it extended current rules on work eligibility<\/strong> for the spouses of H-1B visa holders. The review, composed by Madeline Zavodny, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of Indians who became permanent residents in Canada expanded by over 115%<\/strong> between 2016 and 2020 and 2021<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2015, then-President Barack Obama allowed the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the US via<\/strong> the H4 (dependent) visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talented H1-B visa holders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

H4 visas<\/strong> are issued to dependent spouses and children who go with H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, and H-3 visa holders<\/strong> to the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spouses of H-1B visa holders tend to be highly educated, many of them in STEM fields.<\/strong> Previously had careers of their own or worked to support their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Allowing the spouses of H-1B visa holders to work upon arrival would help recruit and retain skilled workers<\/strong>. Also, increase the already-considerable economic benefits of the H-1B visa category<\/strong>,” Zavodny said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She gauges that very nearly 90% <\/strong>of the spouses of H-1B visa holders have at least a bachelor’s degree. And over half have an advanced degree, based on American Community Survey data (2017-2019).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of this 90%<\/strong> of spouses, 66%<\/strong> are from India and 6 percent <\/strong>are from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Almost half of the spouses of likely H-1B visa holders who have a bachelor’s degree had a STEM-related major<\/strong>. Among spouses of likely H-1B visa holders who are employed, 42% <\/strong>are working in a STEM field,” she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) guideline<\/strong> issued in 2015 allows spouses who hold an H4 visa to apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At present, H4 spouses <\/strong>can apply for an EAD after their H-1B spouse<\/strong> is in the line for a permanent visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That typically doesn’t happen until the H-1B<\/strong> has worked in the US for a long time; to be sure, a few spouses might apply only after their H-1B spouse has worked in the US for at least six years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The H4 visa holder <\/strong>should be selected in the H-1B lottery.<\/strong> Which just happens one time each year and has low odds of success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

H4 EADs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Long delays in processing H4 EADs <\/strong>have plagued the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). And the spouses who need approval to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spouses of workers who hold an L-1 intracompany transferee visa<\/strong>, an E-1 treaty trader. E-2 treaty investors or an E-3 specialty occupation worker with an Australia visa are allowed to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, spouses of these visa holders are “considered employment authorized incident to status”. That is, their visa allows them to work and they don’t have to apply independently for an EAD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since mid-2015, exactly 171,000 H-4 visa holders<\/strong> have been approved for employment authorization, a critical part of whom are from India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In financial 2021, Indians bagged the largest number of H1B visas i.e., more than 74% <\/strong>of the portions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[US visa processing time likely to significantly fall by mid-2023<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Out of 4.07 lakh, H1-B visas<\/strong> approved by the USCIS, 3.01 lakh<\/strong> were allotted to Indians though, and 50,000 Chinese got the visas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research shows that the H-1B visa category knocks up economic development. It creates jobs for American workers <\/strong>and slows back the offshoring of high-paid jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If allowed to work, these spouses would make significant commitments to the US labor market<\/strong>. As the majority of them would enter occupations with extremely low unemployment rates <\/strong>and high job vacancy rates,” says Zavodny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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