请教各位专家以下几个问题。先谢为敬。
有几位刚刚在美国读完教育专业学士或硕士的学生来应聘。他们目前有的是F1,有的是J1,这些签证不能合法工作。 但他们说移民局从他们毕业之日起给他们一年时间的美国合法工作签证,如果雇主愿意可以为他们申请H1B签证。我已经查阅过移民局的网站,但还有些疑惑。
1, 是否可以合法聘用他们?
-Yes if they are qualified for work.
2, 如果聘用他们是否必须为他们申请H1B?
-Yes for F-1 holders, but no for J-1 holders unless they have J-1 waiver.
3,如果现在聘用,他们仍然是持一年的有效工卡,也许是F1或其它。但是在为他们申请H1B期间和在正式拿到H1B之前,作为雇主,我是否必须按照H1BSponsor 的规定支付工资,并且遵守一切有关H1B的法律?
-No until they work as H-1 holder.
3, 如果同意为他们申请H1B可否中途撤销申请? (因为各种原因,如工作表现等。)
-Yes.
4, 如果撤销申请或雇员在申请期间自动离职,作为雇主,我是否必须负责其回国机票费用?
-No.
5, 雇主还有那些主要的法律责任?
-The H-1 employees have the same right on the benefits (e.g. salary, retirement, health insurance, etc.) as the other employees (e.g. green card holder, US citizen) have. If the H-1 employee is laid off and he/she want to go back to his/her home country immediately, you need to pay the air ticket fee. But if he/she does not want to leave US after being laid off, you do not have this responsibility. If he/she quits the job, you do not have this responsibility either.
Also, the employer needs to pay the H-1 petition costs e.g. filing fee, the lawyer service fee (if any) unless the employee is paid higher salary than the H-1 prevail wage level.