The H-1B nonimmigrant visa category allows U.S. employers to hire a foreign national as a worker in a specialty occupation or as a fashion model of distinguished merit and ability.
A specialty occupation is defined as a position that requires a “theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge.” This means that the position must require at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, and the foreign worker must possess at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent.
