Showing posts with label H-1 visa for sole owner; California Immigration lawyer. Show all posts
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

独资公司唯一所有人获得H-1签证

独资公司唯一所有人获得H-1签证

移民局上诉办公室最近的一个决定批准了 一名外国人的H-1申请。该申请人设立了一个公司,并且,他是该公司的唯一所有人。

美国移民局曾经拒绝该申请。上诉办公室援引了一个过去的判例(Matter of Aphrodite Investments Limited)并且指出:

公司法原则及相关案例,比如Aphrodite案,都指出公司具有独立于其所有人的法律人格。因此,即使一个公司由一个人所有并运行,该公司仍然可以雇佣这个人,并且,双方是雇主-雇员的关系。本案就是这种情况。

上诉办公室发现,尽管受益人作为唯一经营人可能从事行政性事务,但按照法律规定的定义,该申请人的职位属于特殊职业, 上诉办公室查阅了劳工部的职业手册中关于平面设计师的职责和学历要求的信息后决定:

该案职位的大多职责包含了平面设计师的职责,职业手册认为,如果不具备平面设计学士学位所要求的训练及教育,这些职责是无法完成的。
对于希望以H-1身份、设立自己的公司来从事自己专长的人而言,这个案例是个好消息。

移民局上诉办公室最近的一个决定批准了 一名外国人的H-1申请。该申请人设立了一个公司,并且,他是该公司的唯一所有人。

美国移民局曾经拒绝该申请。上诉办公室援引了一个过去的判例(Matter of Aphrodite Investments Limited)并且指出:

公司法原则及相关案例,比如Aphrodite案,都指出公司具有独立于其所有人的法律人格。因此,即使一个公司由一个人所有并运行,该公司仍然可以雇佣这个人,并且,双方是雇主-雇员的关系。本案就是这种情况。

上诉办公室发现,尽管受益人作为唯一经营人可能从事行政性事务,但按照法律规定的定义,该申请人的职位属于特殊职业, 上诉办公室查阅了劳工部的职业手册中关于平面设计师的职责和学历要求的信息后决定:

该案职位的大多职责包含了平面设计师的职责,职业手册认为,如果不具备平面设计学士学位所要求的训练及教育,这些职责是无法完成的。
对于希望以H-1身份、设立自己的公司来从事自己专长的人而言,这个案例是个好消息。

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

H-1 approved for sole owner of a company

In a recent decision from the Administrative Appeals Office(AAO,) an H-1 petition was approved for an alien who started the company and is the sole owner of the company.

CIS Service Center denied the petition. The AAO cited Matter of Aphrodite Investments Limited and stated:

Established tenets of corporate law, as well as cases such as Matter of Aphrodite, state that a corporation has a separate legal identity from its owner. As such, a corporation, even if it is owned and operated by a single person, may hire that same individual and the parties will be in an employer-employee relationship, as is the case in the instant matter.

In finding that the proffered position is a specialty occupation as defined in the regulations, despite the fact that the beneficiary may undertake administrative tasks as the sole proprietor, the AAO consulted the Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook for information about the duties and educational requirements of a graphic designer and determined that:
Most of the duties of the position include those of a graphic designer, which the Handbook indicates could not be performed without the training and education that are included in a bachelor's degree in graphic design.

This case is a good news for those who want to set up their own shops to engage in their professions under H-1 status.