You mentioned that 7-11 did apply for H-1B status for their cashiers but it was denied. Why were they applying in the first place if it was obvious that they would be denied?
Second, you mentioned that H-1B visas were approved for a soccer coach making $50,000 and a graphic designer making $32,000. Why were these approved if H-1B visas have a minimum salary requirement of $60,000.
(I apologize if I sound curt. I am legitimately curious and not asking these questions to challenge you.)
1.) I don't know. It seems like after the H-1Bs were certified by DOL, the 7-Eleven in Connecticut that submitted them to DOL didn't even file them to DHS for approval. Perhaps that found out along the way they were going to be denied? Maybe they didn't read the eligibility requirements?
2.) The $60,000 salary threshold is only for H-1B dependent companies. It's not exactly a requirement. It's just that if they pay that salary, they are exempted from domestic recruitment requirements they would otherwise be required to do. An H-1B dependent company is defined as a firm with over 50 full time employees where 15% are H-1Bs. Smaller companies have different requirements regarding what constitutes H-1B dependency.
https://h1bgrader.com/salaries
Is that website approved applications?
No. That one also pulls LCA data.
Two questions:
You mentioned that 7-11 did apply for H-1B status for their cashiers but it was denied. Why were they applying in the first place if it was obvious that they would be denied?
Second, you mentioned that H-1B visas were approved for a soccer coach making $50,000 and a graphic designer making $32,000. Why were these approved if H-1B visas have a minimum salary requirement of $60,000.
(I apologize if I sound curt. I am legitimately curious and not asking these questions to challenge you.)
1.) I don't know. It seems like after the H-1Bs were certified by DOL, the 7-Eleven in Connecticut that submitted them to DOL didn't even file them to DHS for approval. Perhaps that found out along the way they were going to be denied? Maybe they didn't read the eligibility requirements?
2.) The $60,000 salary threshold is only for H-1B dependent companies. It's not exactly a requirement. It's just that if they pay that salary, they are exempted from domestic recruitment requirements they would otherwise be required to do. An H-1B dependent company is defined as a firm with over 50 full time employees where 15% are H-1Bs. Smaller companies have different requirements regarding what constitutes H-1B dependency.