美国众院移民法改革版本出笼, 职业移民重大改革
美国中文在线消息:
针对职业移民:
H1B每年11万5千名额
1) 每年从14万增加到29万绿卡名额
2) 配偶和孩子不占名额, 但是每年不超过80万
3) 每个国家的配额比例会稍微改变, 对印度和中国会稍微提高(没有具体数字)
4) 很多专业获得高等学位后不受绿卡名额限制
针对家庭移民:
1)美国公民直系亲属不受每年48万名额限制
2)48万的名额给其他亲属移民类别分配
Title V – Visa Reforms
§ Family-Based Immigration: Exempts immediate relatives of U.S. citizens from the annual level of 480,000 for family-sponsored immigrant visas. Redistributes the 480,000 family-sponsored immigrant numbers among existing family preference categories. Unused family-sponsored immigrant visas from previous fiscal years are recaptured and made available for family-sponsored immigrant visas for future fiscal years.
§ Employment-Based Immigration: Increases employment-based immigrant visas from 140,000 to 290,000 per fiscal year. The 290,000 ceiling for employment-based immigrant visas is redistributed among the employment-based immigrant visa categories and certain modifications are made to current categories. Unused employment-based immigrant visas from previous fiscal years are recaptured and made available for employment-based immigrant visas for future fiscal years. Visas issued to spouses and children after October 1, 2004 under the employment-based category will no longer be counted against the cap. No more than 800,000 visas may be issued to employment-based spouses and children during any fiscal year.
§ Per Country Limits: Makes slight increases to the per-country limits for family and employment based visas.
§ H-1B Visa Program: Increases the cap on H-1B visas to 115,000 (which can be increased in a subsequent year if the cap is reached during a given fiscal year, not to exceed 180,000) and exempts from this cap certain individuals who have earned an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, or math in the United States.
§ Immigrants With Advanced Skills Exempt from Visa Cap: Exempts several categories of highly skilled workers from the employment-based immigrant visa cap.
§ H-1B Visa Program: Increases the cap on H-1B visas to 115,000 (which can be increased in a subsequent year if the cap is reached during a given fiscal year, not to exceed 180,000) and exempts from this cap certain individuals who have earned an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering, or math in the United States.