OSE International Apprentices U.S. Visa Sponsorship

For future OSE Apprenticeship participants from outside USA, there are several visa options:

J-1 Visa - Exchange vistor visa;
H-1B Visa - Temporary skilled worker visa
H-3 Visa - Trainee visa

---

J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa

Exchange visitor (J) visas are nonimmigrant visas for individuals approved to participate in exchange visitor programs in the United States. Source: Exchange Visitor Visa - Department of State Travel.

In order to be able to apply for a J-1 visa to attend the OSE Apprenticeship program, OSE has to be registered as a Designated Organization.

Exchange Visitor Program Category Requirements:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tKkIll-fy-iznlb9oexcWnNNpxFQ4Dhe/view?usp=sharing

---

J-1 Exchange Visa Categories

alt text

---

H-1B Visa - Temporary skilled worker visa

Temporary worker visa in specialty occupations. Requires theoretical and practical application of a body of specialised knowledge and a bachelors degree or equivalent in the specific specialty.

• Limits - There are only 65K H-1B visas issued per year, plus 20K visas under H-1B advanced degree exemption. Selection is by lottery - Randomised selection process. USCIS received about 275,000 petitions for FY 2021.

Complete H1B Registration Process with Lottery Order
Step 1 – Pool of Potential Hires for H1B Sponsoring : Employers interested in sponsoring H1B for individuals they intend to hire, will need to first electronically register the individuals with USCIS during the specified registration period as given by USCIS.
Step 2 -Registration of H1B Applicants : Employers will get at least 14 days ( 20 days in FY 2021 from March 1st, to March 20th) to electronically register the individuals with their company information. They can edit, delete and modify the candidate details until the registration period closes.
Step 3 – H1B Lottery Process  : USCIS will conduct computer generated random selection aka Lottery to select regular quota filing registrants, then the masters quota are separated and lottery is run to select the US masters quota filing registrants.
Step 4 – Notify Selected Registrants: USCIS Notifies electronically the selected registrants’ employer/sponsors to file H1B petitions within 90 days. They will time it to fall on April 1st. The unselected registrations are kept on reserve to do another selected as needed.
Step 5  – File H1B Petitions with USCIS: Employers need to file H1B petition using the standard process like before using LCA, Fees and all the information supporting the H1B job offer for the selected registrant.
Step 6  – USCIS Processing : USCIS will adjudicate the petition as per their standard process and inform employers regarding their petition.
Source: https://redbus2us.com/what-is-h1b-visa-lottery-process-what-has-uscis-done-that-in-past/ 

---