具体细节出来了# Biology - 生物学
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发信人: notinla (notinla), 信区: EB23
标 题: 具体细节出来了 - 非 bullet points 版本
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Apr 16 10:40:49 2013, 美东)
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/read-the-gang-of-8s-
关键点如下：
• On the employment green card categories, the bill exempts the
following categories from theannual numerical limits on employment-based
immigrants: derivative beneficiaries of employment-based immigrants; aliens
of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or
athletics; outstanding professors and researchers; multinational executives
andmanagers; doctoral degree holders in STEM field; and physicians who have
completed theforeign residency requirements or have received a waiver.
• The bill then allocates 40 percent of the worldwide level of
employment-based visas to : 1)members of the professions holding advanced
degrees or their equivalent whose services aresought in the sciences, arts,
professions, or business by an employer in the United States(including
certain aliens with foreign medical degrees) and 2) aliens who have earned
amaster’s degree or higher in a field of science, technology, engineering
or mathematics froman accredited U.S. institution of higher education and
have an offer of employment in arelated field and the qualifying degree was
earned in the five years immediately before the petition was filed.
• The bill increases the percentage of employment visas for skilled
workers, professionals, andother professionals to 40 percent, maintains the
percentage of employment visas for certainspecial immigrants to 10 percent
and maintains visas for those who foster employmentcreation to 10 percent.
• The bill creates a startup visa for foreign entrepreneurs who seek
to emigrate to the UnitedStates to startup their own companies.
• Merit Based Visa:
The merit based visa, created in the fifth year after enactment, awards
points to individuals based on their education, employment, length of
residence in the US andother considerations. Those individuals with the most
points earn the visas. Those whoaccess the merit based pathway to earn
their visa are expected to be talented individuals,individuals in our worker
programs and individuals with family here. 120,000 visas will beavailable
per year based on merit. The number would increase by 5% per year if
demandexceeds supply in any year where unemployment is under 8.5%. There
will be a maximumcap of 250,000 visas.
• Under one component of this merit based system the Secretary will
allocate merit-basedimmigrant visas beginning on October 1, 2014 for
employment-based visas that have been pending for three years, family-based
petitions that were filed prior to enactment and have been pending for five
years, long-term alien workers and other merit based immigrantworkers.
• Long –term alien workers and other merit based immigrant workers
includes those who have been lawfully present in the United States for not
less than ten years and who are notadmitted as a W visa under section 101(a)
(15)(W) of the Act.
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• We will provide spouses of H-1B workers with work authorization if
the sending country of the worker provides reciprocal treatment to spouses
of U.S. workers.
• We will establish a 60-day transition period for H-1B workers to
change jobs.
• We will provide dual intent visas for all students who come here on
bachelor’s degree programs or above.
发信人: notinla (notinla), 信区: EB23
标 题: 具体细节出来了 - 非 bullet points 版本
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Apr 16 10:40:49 2013, 美东)
http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/read-the-gang-of-8s-
关键点如下：
• On the employment green card categories, the bill exempts the
following categories from theannual numerical limits on employment-based
immigrants: derivative beneficiaries of employment-based immigrants; aliens
of extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business or
athletics; outstanding professors and researchers; multinational executives
andmanagers; doctoral degree holders in STEM field; and physicians who have
completed theforeign residency requirements or have received a waiver.
• The bill then allocates 40 percent of the worldwide level of
employment-based visas to : 1)members of the professions holding advanced
degrees or their equivalent whose services aresought in the sciences, arts,
professions, or business by an employer in the United States(including
certain aliens with foreign medical degrees) and 2) aliens who have earned
amaster’s degree or higher in a field of science, technology, engineering
or mathematics froman accredited U.S. institution of higher education and
have an offer of employment in arelated field and the qualifying degree was
earned in the five years immediately before the petition was filed.
• The bill increases the percentage of employment visas for skilled
workers, professionals, andother professionals to 40 percent, maintains the
percentage of employment visas for certainspecial immigrants to 10 percent
and maintains visas for those who foster employmentcreation to 10 percent.
• The bill creates a startup visa for foreign entrepreneurs who seek
to emigrate to the UnitedStates to startup their own companies.
• Merit Based Visa:
The merit based visa, created in the fifth year after enactment, awards
points to individuals based on their education, employment, length of
residence in the US andother considerations. Those individuals with the most
points earn the visas. Those whoaccess the merit based pathway to earn
their visa are expected to be talented individuals,individuals in our worker
programs and individuals with family here. 120,000 visas will beavailable
per year based on merit. The number would increase by 5% per year if
demandexceeds supply in any year where unemployment is under 8.5%. There
will be a maximumcap of 250,000 visas.
• Under one component of this merit based system the Secretary will
allocate merit-basedimmigrant visas beginning on October 1, 2014 for
employment-based visas that have been pending for three years, family-based
petitions that were filed prior to enactment and have been pending for five
years, long-term alien workers and other merit based immigrantworkers.
• Long –term alien workers and other merit based immigrant workers
includes those who have been lawfully present in the United States for not
less than ten years and who are notadmitted as a W visa under section 101(a)
(15)(W) of the Act.
...........................
...........................
...........................
• We will provide spouses of H-1B workers with work authorization if
the sending country of the worker provides reciprocal treatment to spouses
of U.S. workers.
• We will establish a 60-day transition period for H-1B workers to
change jobs.
• We will provide dual intent visas for all students who come here on
bachelor’s degree programs or above.
