• If you are in US and you want to get your H1B/H4 VISA Stamping in Canada Here are the things you need to do first
  FIRST : Get your VISA to VISIT CANADA. ( Document Check List )

  Ø       DOCUMENT CHECKLIST ( MM 5484 )

  Ø       FEE ( 2 CASHIERS CHECK one for each application )

  Ø       APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY RESIDENT VISA ( MM 5257 )

  Ø       Photographs

  Ø       2 PASSPORTS ( One for each application )

  Ø       Appointment Notice ( Appointment for US Visa interview in Canada on MM-DD-20xx )

  Ø       Copy of Approval Notice ( H1B/H4 Approval Notice )

  Ø       Letter from Employer

  Ø       Proof of Financial support ( From my Bank : Bank of America )

  Ø       Valid Return ticket

  Ø       Proof of Employment in US ( 3 recent pay stubs )

  Ø       Proof of Residency ( Copy of rental agreement )

• Covering Letter

SECOND :

Get an appointment in Canada Consulate.

Note : You don’t need a H1B(WAC/EAC) to get an appointment. All you need is your PASSPORT NUMBER.

 

1.  Schedule an appointment at https://www.nvars.com/use/  for consular post.

 

1. Take photos for Canada Visitor Visa.

 

1. Fill DS-156 and DS-157 from online both for you and family members using the link http://evisaforms.state.gov/ and take print outs.  Fee per applicant $100.

 

1. Check details of consular post at   http://www.amcits.com/ottawa.asp

 

1. After receiving postal package from consular post, Visit (or by mail) Canadian Embassy. Should take the appointment letter along.

 

1. Get the letter from Employer

 

1. Gather all the required documents for stamping from Postal package.

 

1. Get the photos specified in postal package for stamping

 

 

      Mexican website:

 

      http://www.victorgarciainternational.com

 

 

Required Documents:

 

 

1. I-797 (H1 petition)

 

1. I-129 (Labor Condition Application)

 

1. Recent pay stubs 5 or 6 is enough

 

1. W2 forms (past 2 years)

 

1. Employer letter from Current employer

 

1. Bank Statements (Must for Canada Stamping)

 

1. Photos (3), details will be given in letter

 

 

 

Reference URLs:

 

1. http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1260.html  Excellent source information
2. http://www.jackson-hertogs.com/travel/canmex.htm  Some source information
3. http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/washington/visas/washington-en.asp Washington DC office
4. http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1263.html Visa Processing Fee details
5. http://www.canadianembassy.org/offices/index-en.asp Canada Offices in USA
6. http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/wait/tempvisitors_wait.php  Visa wait timings.

Britain will launch a new points-based visa regime on Tuesday for professionals and highly-skilled people from India wishing to migrate to that country.
India will become the first country to get a taste of the new British visa regime, which will be extended to the rest of the world later in the year.
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USCIS announces a new rule which modifies the Selection process and Prevents the multiple H1 filings for the same employee.  These changes will ensure that companies filing H-1B petitions subject to congressionally mandated numerical limits have an equal chance to employ an H-1B worker. To ensure a fair and orderly distribution of available H-1B visas, USCIS will deny or revoke multiple petitions filed by an employer for the same H-1B worker and will not refund the filing
fees submitted with multiple or duplicative petitions.

This rule does not preclude related employers (such as a parent company and its subsidiary) from filing petitions on behalf of the same alien for different positions, based on a legitimate business need. The interim final rule becomes effective upon publication in the Federal Register.

Last August, President Bush announced that the Administration would be undertaking a series of immigration and border security reforms. The hanges to the H-1B filing process under this rule are an important part of that initiative.

On April 1, 2008, employers may file petitions requesting H-1B workers for fiscal year 2009 employment starting on October 1, 2008. For fiscal year 2009, Congress has set a limit of 65,000 for most H-1B workers.
Additionally, the first 20,000 H-1B workers who have a U.S. master’s degree or higher are exempt from the cap. Under current procedures, which are not changed by this rule, once USCIS receives 20,000 petitions
for aliens with a U.S. master’s degree or higher, all other cases requesting the educational exemption are counted toward the 65,000 cap. Once the 65,000 cap is reached for a fiscal year, USCIS will announce that the cap has been filled and reject further petitions subject to the cap.

This rule also stipulates that if USCIS determines the number of H-1B petitions received meets the cap within the first five business days of accepting applications for the coming fiscal year, USCIS will apply a random selection process among all H-1B petitions received during this time period. If the 20,000 advanced degree limit is reached during the first five business days, USCIS will randomly select from those petitions ahead of conducting the random selection for the 65,000 limit.
Petitions subject to the 20,000 limit that are not selected in that random selection will be considered with the other H-1B petitions in the random selection for the 65,000 limit.

The rule further clarifies that USCIS will deny petitions that incorrectly claim an exemption from any H-1B numerical limits. Those filing fees will not be returned.

This interim final rule can be viewed, along with additional information
on this rule and the H-1B program, at USCIS’ website.