H-1B Visa Requirements For Fashion Models in USA: All About It

8/10/2019 H-1B Visa Requirements For Fashion Models in USA: All About It

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HOW TO GET

A WORK VISATO MODEL IN USA

H- B VISA

FOR FASHION

MODELS


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Is It Your Goal To Work In USA?

H-1B WORK VISA

is a popular optionfor fashion models

to work in USA


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H-1B Visa For Fashion Models:

Eligibility

Special Benefits Of An H-1B Visa The 3 Step Process

5 Key Factors To Keep In Mind While Filing

An H-1B Petition


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H-1B Visa For Fashion Models: Eligibility

1. They must be internationally or nationallyrecognized.

2. The position must require a fashion model of

distinguished merit, or a fashion model ofprominence.

Fashion models may apply for an H-1B visa

if they meet the following requirements:


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3. The U.S. employer must pay the fashion model,theprevailing wage for the occupation in the area

of intended employment.

Fashion models may apply for an H-1B visa

if they meet the following requirements:

H-1B Visa For Fashion Models: Eligibility


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Fashion Models, unlike all other H-1B

professionals, do not need to have a bachelors

degree.

A Fashion Model may be employed by more than

one employer at any given time. However, a

separate H-1B petition must be approved for eachemployer.

H-1B Visa For Fashion Models: Special Benefits


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THERE ARE

3 BASIC STEPSTO OBTAIN

H-1B VISA FORA FASHION MODEL

H-1B Visa For Fashion Models: 3 Step Process


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The prospective employer files a Labor ConditionApplication (LCA) with the Department of Labor.

Step 1:

File An LCA With DOL



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The U.S. employer or U.S. agent files an H-1Bpetition with the USCIS.

Step 2:

File A Petition With The USCIS



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Step 3:

Apply For H-1B Visa Stamp At The U.S. Consulate


Once the H-1B petition is approved, the foreignmodel must apply for an H-1B visa stamping at a

U.S. embassy or consulate abroad.

If the foreign model is already in the U.S. in a validimmigration status, he or she may apply for a

change of status to H-1B through the USCIS.


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5 KEY FACTORSTO KEEP IN MIND

WHILE FILING AN

H-1B PETITION FORFASHION MODELS


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1. Who Can File H-1B Petition For A Fashion Model?

H-1B Visa For Fashion Models: 5 Key Factors

A U.S. Agent, in cases involving fashion modelswho are traditionally self-employed, or who use

agents to arrange short-term employment on

their behalf with numerous employers, or

A U.S. Agent, in cases where a foreign employer

authorizes the agent to act on its behalf.

An H-1B petition for a fashion model can be filed by:


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Employer must file a Labor Condition Application

(LCA) for eachgeographic area where an H-1B

fashion model is intended to be employed.

NOTE: Thegeographic area of intended employment means

the area within normal commuting distance of the place of

employment, where the H-1B fashion model is or will be

employed.

2. Job Location


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3. H-1B Visa Cap For Fashion Models

The H-1B Visa For Fashion Models is subject to

an annual limit of 65,000, which includes 6,800

that are set for nationals of Chile & Singapore.

Because of the limited number of visas available

each year, once the quota is exhausted, nofurther petitions will be approved. Hence timing

of filing is crucial for a successful outcome of

H-1B petitions.


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4. H-1B Visa Portability For Fashion Models

H-1B portability provisions allow a Fashion Model

working in the U.S. on an H-1B visa to begin

working for a new H-1B employer as soon as the

new employer files H-1B petition for him or her.

NOTE: To be eligible, the Fashion Model must have been lawfully

admitted into the United States, must have maintained status,

and the new employer must file a non-frivolous petition with

the USCIS before the Fashion Models current visa status expires.


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5. Alternative To H-1B Fashion Model Visa: O-1 Visa

An alternative to the H-1B visa for fashion

models is the O-1 visa.

The O-1 visa is for fashion models of

extraordinary merit and ability, a requirement

that is significantly higher than thedistinguished merit or ability requirement of

H-1B visa for fashion models.


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