H-1B visas are one of the most popular and controversial visas used to hire foreign professionals. Because of their usefulness and limited availability, they are difficult to obtain. There is currently an annual cap of eighty-five thousand for new H-1B visas, and within days of the start of the filing season in April each year, the cap is reached. It is time to explore other options.
Business immigration lawyer, author and speaker, Giselle Carson provides a practical guide to lesser-known work visas that could get you just as far as the H-1B visa-as well as creative exemptions to the H-1B cap. She shows you different categories of work authorization and the requirements for each in a straightforward, matter-of-fact style. She also provides insider tips and answers some of the most common questions about work authorization, visas, and immigration law.
Beyond the H-1B is not intended to be a comprehensive legal guide to US immigration. Instead, the book serves as a general resource that can broaden your perspective and surprise you with the different options available to you and your employees.
About the Author: Giselle Carson, Esq., has spent the past ten years exclusively practicing immigration law. She was first in her class when she graduated from Florida Coastal School of Law and has been a practicing attorney since 2001.
Carson was born in Cuba and earned her bachelor's degree in physical therapy from McGill University in Canada. She uses her experience as a two-time immigrant and trilingual skills to help others with their immigration challenges. She works with employers to hire top talent and has helped individuals from over sixty countries immigrate successfully and see their dreams come true.
Carson was awarded Lawyer of the Year by the Jacksonville Business and Daily Record.
Carson lives with her husband in Jacksonville, Florida. She is the past president of the Jacksonville Bar Association and vice chairwoman of the board of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority. She is also a four-time Ironman finisher, a marathoner, and an ultra-marathoner.
