(梁勇律師事務所﹐lianglaw.com專稿) 在2000年10月由前美國總統Clinton 總統簽字生效的AC 21法案中﹐除了有關H-1B延期, 轉換僱主的相關新政策外﹐ 也增列了不受限H-1B 名額的僱主等相關規定﹐只要你的僱主屬於下列機構﹐就不受H1-B 名額的限制﹐隨時可以提出H-1B 的申請﹐一旦批准了﹐就可以立刻上班﹐不必等到10月1日。

由於最近有許多人都對於自己所找到的僱主是不是屬於需要H-1B 名額的僱主﹐我們認為大家有必要對於不受名額僱主的定義加以釐清﹐我們在此將原文列出供大家參考﹕

(1) 高等教育機構 (an institution of higher education as defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965, section 101(a), 20 U.S.C. section 1001(a))﹕

(a) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION- For purposes of this Act, other than title IV, the term `institution of higher education' means an educational institution in any State that--

`(1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate;

`(2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;

`(3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree;

`(4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and

`(5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time.

(2) 高等教育機構所屬的非營利組織及其相關機構 (a nonprofit organization or entity related or affiliated with an institution of higher education as such institutions of higher education are defined in the Higher Education Act of 1965, section 101(a), 20 U.S.C. section 1001(a))，也就是上述第一點高等教育機構所附屬的相關機構﹔

(3) 非營利研究機構或政府研究機構(a nonprofit research organization or a governmental research organization, as defined in 8 CFR 214.2(h)(19)(iii)(C).) 其法律原文如下﹕

(C) A nonprofit research organization or governmental research organization. A nonprofit research organization is an organization that is primarily engaged in basic research and/or applied research. A governmental research organization is a United States Government entity whose primary mission is the performance or promotion of basic research and/or applied research. Basic research is general research to gain more comprehensive knowledge or understanding of the subject under study, without specific applications in mind. Basic research is also research that advances scientific knowledge, but does not have specific immediate commercial objectives although it may be in fields of present or potential commercial interest. It may include research and investigation in the sciences, social sciences, or humanities. Applied research is research to gain knowledge or understanding to determine the means by which a specific, recognized need may be met. Applied research includes investigations oriented to discovering new scientific knowledge that has specific commercial objectives with respect to products, processes, or services. It may include research and investigation in the sciences, social sciencies, or humanities.

因此﹐只要你的僱主是屬於上述三者之都的話﹐不論你的工作是教授﹐研究員﹐還是部門的會計﹐都不受H-1B 名額的限制﹐可以隨時提出H-1B 的申請。此外﹐若是你原本一個在一個屬於不列入H1-B配額限制的機構工作﹐但在轉換工作時，如果新的工作受限於H1-B配額的要求的話﹐那麼你的這個轉換的新工作就需要有H1-B 配額時才能提出H-1B 申請。

 

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