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By Priya Priyadarshini
This publish is for all my visitors who inside the previous have raised some thoughtful questions around H1B woes. I have tried to compile my thoughts and related info in this publish to help some of you understand Microsoft’s process, time frame, and next steps in working with you.
First of all I need to make it clear that I am not an attorney or a specialist in US immigration laws. If you have questions about your specific situation, you should always consult with your attorney. At the same time, if you would like to do some more research on your own here is the official link to more about the H1B visa.
For this particular post I am referring to individuals we extend offers to that need an H1B visa to work at Microsoft inside the US. Typically, after international candidates who need a visa to work in the US accept our offer, we collect documents (passport info, transcripts,Office 2010 Key, resume etc as required per norm) and forward them to our legal team who initiate process for visa filing. Unfortunately, some people have experienced that the process wasn’t really that smooth this year.
So what happened this year?
This year the visa quota for H1Bs of 65,000 opened on April 3, 2006 and it was anticipated to last until July/August based on historical data. In just 8 weeks, on May 26th the quota of 65,000 H1B visa applications were met. We were surprised to see that it got exhausted so soon. Unfortunately, some of the people Microsoft requested H1B visas for did not make the cut off for the cap on visas.
There are two reasons why this may have happened:
1) The USCIS sent out a message that they hit the visa cap of 65,000 on May 26th. Chances are that applications filed after this date may be rejected.
2) Some people were extended offers in March, April etc, but these folks were still within the final year of their bachelor’s degree and were expecting to graduate by June/July. For these folks we could not file for a visa as they did not have a proof of their degree completion and we were just waiting on their grad date.
So for these two situations we will have to wait another year and now we will apply for their visa in April 2007. The good news is that we likely have all your documents on file and you may be one of the first applications to be submitted depending on the H1B visa quotas for next year. If your application is approved,Microsoft Office 2007 Product Key, you most likely will be able to start on or after October 1, 2007.
Couple of facts:
Microsoft does not have its own visa quota. We file for visas just like anyone else and have to wait for approval from the USCIS. For international candidates who have a Master's or PhD from a US University, we may be able to file for an H1B visa under another quota where there are 20,000 visas for such cases.
As much as we want our hires to start today, for any international hire that we make now,Windows 7 Pro Product Key, we will have to wait until April of 2007 to apply for H1B and then if the application is accepted you may be able to start as soon as October of 2007. This again depends on the number of H1Bs that are allotted this year and unfortunately,Microsoft Office Home And Student 2010, there is never any guarantee.
Although we do not have our own visa quota, we have a very specialized, devoted legal team who quickly act on every single case and will do their best to ensure that the visa process is as smooth as possible.
How does this affect the international master calendar?
As you see we have all these trips lined up throughout the year, let us say we come to your region and you receive an offer from Microsoft. What happens then?
As we all know by now that the H1B visa cap for this year has already reached and so the next date to apply for H1B is the first business day of April of 2007. One of the prerequisites for applying for an H1B is that you should have proof of completion of your bachelor’s degree (4 years of university level education or equivalent).
We have so many great candidates who want to come here,Office 2007 Serial, and if you are one of them, I would encourage you to at least take the first step and submit your resume. We are hiring for both full time and intern opportunities. So please submit your resume to the right alias, based on where you currently residing. You can more info on this here.
Also if you have already accepted an offer, make sure that you have your visa documents ready and send your visa documents to your recruiter or legal counsel so that we can make sure to have your application filed as quickly as possible in April 2007.
I have tried my best to share some information and provide some clarity to an otherwise complex issue and I hope my attempt will help answer some of your concerns.
As always looking forward to your questions, comments and feedback!
Cheers!
Priya