Minimum Salary Of 87 Lakhs (130,000 $) For H 1B Visa Holders-The Facts

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MINIMUM SALARY OF 87 LAKHS (130,000 $) FOR H1B VISA HOLDERS –

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IntroductionThe recent proposal to increase the minimum wage of H1b visa is being shared left and right on the internet. Now, a lot of details are not available and only speculations from so called experts are present. In terms of official documentation, we could get our hands on a summary of this proposed bill. Here are some key points that you need to remember before making conclusions. Again there is a chance that the bill doesn’t get passed at all. However, even if it gets passed it does not entirely mean that you need to pack your bags and go home. https://edxengine.com/blog/?p=491

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Who has proposed the bill?Zoe Lofgren is a US representative for U.S 19th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic party.

Where can I read the original bill?You can read a summary in this link https://lofgren.house.gov/uploadedfiles/high_skilled_bill_sxs_and_analysis_-1-2017__final.pdf

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Who is this bill targeted towards?“Computer and Mathematical Occupation” is the what the Bureau of Statistics names the group that will be affected if this bill gets passed.Some of the “titles” that fall in this group areComputer scientistsInformation Security analystsDBAsStatisticiansMathematical Science occupations

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Which companies,will get affected?Only an H1B dependent employer will be affected. If more than 15% of your company’s workforce is H1b then you will get affected if this bill passes.

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What if your employer is H1B Dependent? They have to pay $130K to you. This includes non-

discretionary benefits (insurance, 401K) If they cannot pay then “they must make attestations

regarding recruitment and non-displacement of U.S. workers.”–Basically, they need to submit additional paperwork that shows that you are not replacing an American worker and that your company conducts interviews and offers a fair opportunity to Americans to apply for your position. If no one applied and your employer followed all the guidelines for job posting then you should be good to go

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