H-1B Document Requirement List
(A Brochure for H-1B Visa Petition)

This page is dedicated to letting you know information/documentation required for the processing of an H-1B Visa

The H-1B Visa Program is commonly used by aliens working in professional and technical employments in the U.S. This ‘work entry permit’ enables a foreign worker to stay in the USA for up to 6 years and apply for green card (permanent residency) in the interim. As part of the H1B processing procedures, the employer and the beneficiary must make a number of attestations.

Employers are often frightened to sponsor an alien worker because of misunderstandings about the H-1B petition process and the obligations required of the sponsor. Immspec.com understands the difficulty an alien faces when discussing the sponsorship of an H-1B work visa with the prospective employing company. To facilitate the process, we provide a brief summary of documentation required to complete H-1B petition, see the outline below. For more information on our role in preparing paperwork; contact us.

Information/Documentation required from foreign worker for the processing of an H-1B visa:

1. Current resume
2. Copies of degree certificates and transcripts or mark sheets (USA & Abroad)
3. Reference letters from previous employers, if readily available
4. Professional License, if any
5. Copies of any professional development course certificates available
6. GOOD copy of the front and back of I-94 card (which denotes the type of non-immigrant visa category). It is important that we must be able to read the rubber date stamp indicating your date of arrival into the USA.
7. Complete copy of passport, exclude blank pages
8. Full name (Given Name, Middle Name, Surname), date and place of birth (city, province, country)
9. Current address in USA, plus mailing address if different
10. Permanent address abroad (parent's address, if you do not have a residence abroad)
11. Home and work telephone numbers
12. USA Social Security number, if you have ever had one
13. Copy of I-20 authorizing practical training and GOOD copy of EAD card (Make sure the expiration date is readable), if applicable
14. Copies of any prior H-1 approval notices or J-1 (IAP-66 forms), if applicable
15. Address that you prefer to receive mail. We will mail to your work address unless advised otherwise
16. USA Consulate/Embassy you would like us to have USCIS send a wire approval to, if necessary
17. If you are currently on H-1B status and are changing employers or need an extension of stay with the same employer, we must have a copy of your most recent check stub (one that is less than two weeks old) or a letter from your current H-1B employer verifying your current employment with them.
18. Copy of your education evaluation, if one has already been completed

Information/Documentation required from Employer to complete H-1B Visa forms:

1. Job title
2. Detailed job description: To give you an idea of what is required, the following type of information should be included for computer related positions: include software, hardware, languages and operating systems for computer jobs. Other professions should provide us with a detailed job description using terms specific to their industry. (Example - Design and development of new client/server database solutions using expertise with Oracle and Sybase RDBMS, SAP, C/C++ and general software engineering and development techniques including GUI development on UNIX and Windows platforms.)
3. Salary offered
4. The company's minimum requirements for the job (for example, a Bachelors degree plus 1 year experience)
5. Name and job title of person who will sign the forms on behalf of the company
6. Name and address of company. If foreign worker will be working at a client site, give us the name of the client site company and its physical address.
7. Informational brochures/promotional literature about the company. If this is a new company just starting up we need financial information about the company such as bank statements, most recent income tax return, articles of incorporation, business plan, financial statements or any documentation which will prove that the company is lucrative and can pay the salary of the foreign worker you want to hire.
8. Employer Federal Tax I.D. #, year company was established, approximate number of employees and approximate gross and net annual income
9. Telephone number and fax number for company
10. Client site letter on the client site's letterhead. We will be happy to assist you with language necessary for this letter to be most effective.

Information required on spouse and children, if married:

1. Full name, date and place of birth
2. Social Security numbers for spouse and children, if applicable
3. GOOD copy of the front and back of their I-94 cards
4. Complete copy of spouse and children's passports
5. If spouse is currently on own F-1, we recommend they remain on F-1 status to take advantage of F-1 practical training. If spouse is on their own H-1, we'd like a copy of the H-1 approval notice in order that we can keep track of their expiration date
6. Marriage certificate with translation, if applicable
7. Birth certificates for the children with translations, if applicable