How to hire a foreign phd currently on J1

[Qwain 0]

My company, even though is a 12 bilion Fortune 200, has a very incompetent hr department when it comes to hiring foreign people.

In my team we need to hire an engineer and we found a very skilled Italian phd who is currently doing research as post-doc at an american unicersity on a J1 visa.

How is the situation with the H1 quota? Did they already run out?

If so, is there another way to hire quickly a highly educated and skilled foreigner worker already in the us on a J1 visa?

Thanks

[Boiler 45,318]

They ran out.

Talk to the Company Immigration Lawyer, there are many routes.

[kzielu 1,148]

My company, even though is a 12 bilion Fortune 200, has a very incompetent hr department when it comes to hiring foreign people.

In my team we need to hire an engineer and we found a very skilled Italian phd who is currently doing research as post-doc at an american unicersity on a J1 visa.

How is the situation with the H1 quota? Did they already run out?

H1 quota ran out in 5 days with more application taken than visas available - they ended up having to do a lottery.

[Qwain 0]

thanks for the answer, that is what i suspected.

you mentioned there are several other routes, can you please give me a hint of what those are?

thanks again

[Boiler 45,318]

O1

EB1

Maybe E2.

The Lawyer will know the ones that would be realistic.

[Lisa Anderson 0]

My company, even though is a 12 bilion Fortune 200, has a very incompetent hr department when it comes to hiring foreign people.

In my team we need to hire an engineer and we found a very skilled Italian phd who is currently doing research as post-doc at an american unicersity on a J1 visa.

How is the situation with the H1 quota? Did they already run out?

If so, is there another way to hire quickly a highly educated and skilled foreigner worker already in the us on a J1 visa?

Thanks

1. The H-1B quota is full.
2. There are a few other options but the options depend on one very crucial factor- is your prospective hire subject to the 2 year home residence requirement? Many people doing research on J-1 are subject to a2 year home residency requirement. This means they can’t change to certain visa categories unless they go home (Italy in this case) for at least 2 years.

Get an immigration attorney to evaluate the individual’s resume and current status and he or she will be able to give you an assessment of options available to your company.