- For specialists/professionals
- Job requires at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in a field directly related to H-1B job
- Individual is degreed or has equivalent experience
- Company must pay at least prevailing wage and not less than it pays to U.S. workers in similar positions at the jobsite
- Period of stay is six years (three years plus a three-year extension), with seventh and additional year extensions possible in certain circumstances
- A visa number is required for new visas except for university and related employment; there are shortages of visa numbers