Future Flows and Worker Rights in S. 744

Appendix Table 1 – Track 1, Tier 1

Criteria Points
Education (applicants with a bachelor’s receive points but may only receive additional points either for a doctorate or master’s degree) Doctorate (from U.S. institution of higher education or foreign equivalent) 15
Master’s (from U.S. institution of higher education or foreign equivalent) 10
Bachelor’s (from institution of higher education as defined in § 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965) 5
Employment Experience (no more than 20 points total) Each year the alien has been lawfully employed in an O*NET Job Zone 5 occupation 3/year
Each year the alien has been lawfully employed in an O*NET Job Zone 4 occupation 2/year
Full-time Employment or Job Offer in a Field Related to the Alien’s Education In an O*NET Job Zone 5 occupation 10
In an O*NET Job Zone 4 occupation 8
Entrepreneurship Entrepreneur in a business that employs at least 2 employees in an O*NET Job Zone 4 or Zone 5 occupation 10
High-Demand Occupation Employed full-time in the U.S. or has a job offer for full-time employment in a high-demand Tier 1 occupation (“high demand Tier 1 occupation” means 1 of 5 occupations for which the highest number of H-1B, H-1B1, and H-1C nonimmigrants were sought to be admitted by employers during the previous fiscal year) 10
Civic Involvement Engaged in a significant amount of community service 2
English Language TOEFL score of 80 or more (or an equivalent score on a similar test) 10
Family of a U.S. Citizen Sibling or married son or daughter over 31 years of age 10
Age Between 18-24 years old 8
Between 25-32 years old 6
Between 33-37 years old 4
Country of Origin National of a country with fewer than 50,000 nationals admitted to LPR status in previous 5 years 5

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