H1-B visa

Sophie Alcorn, attorney, author and founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley, California, is an award-winning Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar Board…

Sophie Alcorn, attorney, author and founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley, California, is an award-winning Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar Board…

The U.S. tech industry is facing an unprecedented talent shortage. There’s a dire need for high-skilled immigration.

Sophie Alcorn, attorney, author and founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley, California, is an award-winning Certified Specialist Attorney in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar Board…

I heard that the USCIS released proposed H-1B regulations that make it easier for founders to get H-1Bs. What are the details?

Here’s another edition of “Ask Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies.

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