SKIL BILL 11/13/06
There has been some talk in our Comments section about the SKIL Bill. It remains the best hope for people seeking an elimination of retrogression for Schedule A workers — registered nurses and physcial therapists.
Here is a quick summary so that everyone can familiarize themselves:
1. Market based H1 cap AND no cap for US Masters H1s. The H1 cap can increase as much as 20% per each successive year.
2. No Schedule A Immigrant visa (IV) quota — forever
3. Doubles the IV ( aka green card) numbers
4. No IV quota for US Masters degree holders.
5. Creates a “streamlined process” for employers of IVs so that they shouldn’t have to, for instance, keep answering an “ability to pay” RFE over and over again.
6. Premium processing of I-140s.
7. Eliminates SWA’s processing of PERM PWDs by making the function a national one AND mandates that the PWD must be issued within 20 days.
8. Re-institutes the in-country visa revalidation, which was eliminated in 2003, which eliminates the hurdle in revalidating H-1 visas.
Here is our previous posting, which also includes a link to the actual language of the bill.
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8 Responses to this article
I would really wish bulletpoints 1, 2 and 4 be taken off from the bill. Does it make sense to have category EB1, EB2 removed – bullet point 4 implies that? It is just asking for TOO much. Removing bullet points 1, 2 and 4 OR bullet points 1 and 4 from the bill substantially increases chances of the bill being passed by the senate and house. Is there any chance that 1, 2 and 4 can be removed from the bill before being brought up in the senate or house? Thanks.
The experts seem to think that a SKIL Bill-light, as you imply, wouldn’t dramatically increase the chances of success.
Does that mean the chances of success for the SKIL Bill as is are high?
When will they take a vote on the Skill Bill??? Do you have any information???
As soon as anything happens on the with respect to the SKIL Bill, we will quickly let everyone know.
would there be a bigger chance for the skill bill success? can it happen before the year ends?thanks!
Why was Skill Bill considered in the Senate when it was already approved by the Senate? Why did it require unanimous approval in Senate? If it was approved in Senate, would it also have needed Congress approval?
For approval next year, will it again first start with the senate?
Thanks.
SKil Bill is disapproval