Know how to get H-1B visa for US

New Delhi: The H-1B visa is perhaps the visa of most interest to employers and potential foreign employees. It is also, perhaps, the most controversial of American visas. There are only 65,000 H-1B visas available every year and every year, they are quickly filled. 20,000 H-1B visas are exempt from this quota and reserved for foreign nationals who have received a Master's degree or higher from a U.S. university. Many business leaders and politicians agree that this cap is preventing the U.S. economy from global competitiveness while politicians on the other side of the aisle feel that immigration should be restricted further. During your search to obtain an H1B visa job offer, there are a number of important rules and considerations that directly affect the approval (or denial) of your visa application when it's processed by the US Immigration Department. Some petitions are denied every year because of simple mistakes that can easily be avoided. All it takes is learning a few immigration laws, rules and regulations.However, for those potential foreign nationals looking to obtain an H-1B visa and employers considering sponsoring and H-1B visa candidate, here are some helpful tips:1. Your Education and/or Experience must qualifyTo obtain an H1B visa, you typically need to have at least a Bachelor's degree (or the equivalent of one), OR 12 years of work experience, OR a combination of studies and work experience. 2. The job you get must also qualifyNot only do you need a degree and/or work experience, but you also have to be targeting a job that qualifies. The job has to actually require a college degree or advanced work experience to get the visa issued. 3. Your job must be directly related to your degreeThe job and the degree have to match for a visa petition to be approved. This means that your degree has to be directly related to the position that you're seeking, to get your visa approved. 4. Your salary must qualify The salary also has to be competitive -- at the minimum, it has to be the prevailing wage for that job that's paid in the workplace's geographic location5. The Employer / Company must qualify Also, the sponsoring company has to meet numerous requirements in order for the USCIS to successfully approve the visa petition. 6. Processing costs must be paid by the employerAll visa processing costs are required to be paid by the employer to the USCIS. It's the law. Some employers try to obtain monies from the H1B applicant, however, if found out the employer can get debarred and the applicants visa can be revoked. 7. The application must be prepared & filed correctlyIt's essential that the final visa application and supporting documents are prepared and filed 100% correctly by the employer company, to avoid delays or rejection, and to ensure successful approval and issuance.