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VISANOW DELIVERS FOR DIEBOLD
DURING H-1B VISA PREPARATION CRUNCH
Leading Immigration Services
Provider Offers Accelerated
Application Preparation during
Critical H-1B Filing Period
CHICAGO, IL Feb. 19, 2008 –
With the April 1st filing date
looming for filing fiscal year (FY)
2009 H-1B visa petitions, many
companies are racing to prepare
their applications as required by
the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS). Leading
immigration services provider
VISANOW has provided Diebold, a
leading global supplier of
self-service delivery and security
systems, with the advanced
immigration service solution the
company needs to manage its global
hiring needs and navigate critical
periods such as H-1B application
preparation.
Combining patented technology with
legal expertise, VISANOW has
expedited the form-intensive H-1B
application process, introducing
higher levels of proficiency and the
ability to handle critical
situations at a moment’s notice.
Carrie Ball, Diebold’s Senior
International Human Resources
Representative, witnessed these
advanced capabilities firsthand
during last year’s H-1B filing
period.
Ball received a call from an
employee needing to apply for an
H-1B visa on a Friday afternoon; the
postmark deadline to be accepted in
the H-1B lottery was the following
morning. Figuring it was probably an
impossible situation, Ball contacted
VISANOW. “I knew they already had
hundreds of H-1B cases, but they
said, ‘Let’s try.’ The employee
worked in our headquarters so we
were able to send all the documents
to VISANOW by the end of the day.
VISANOW must have worked nonstop,
but they submitted the application
on time,” recalled Ball.
In 2007, more than twice as many
applications for the 65,000
available visas were received on the
first day of filing. Following a
random selection process conducted
by the USCIS, those applications not
selected were returned to employers.
Without the expedited case
preparation and VISANOW’s ability to
handle the critical situation at a
moment’s notice, Diebold likely
would have missed out.
“As H-1Bs are increasingly-time
sensitive, companies must prepare
petitions early or face drastic
consequences, such as increased
costs or, worse, losing a crucial
addition to the workforce,” said
Robert Meltzer, CEO of VISANOW. “The
ability to hire highly skilled
foreign nationals remains critical
for companies that want to compete
on a global level.”
Since 1998, VISANOW has helped
hundreds of companies file
successful H-1B visa applications.
VISANOW delivers a technology-based
service that streamlines the
immigration process for companies
and their foreign employees,
delivering substantially better
levels of responsiveness and higher
approval ratings than traditional
law firms.
To learn more about the H-1B filing
process and alternative visa options
that are available, please visit
www.visanow.com or contact us as
info@visanow.com.
About VISANOW
VISANOW has redefined the way
immigration services are delivered
with a process that consistently
provides faster responses, allows
greater access to information and
saves time. Since 1998, VISANOW has
combined superior client support and
innovative technology designed to
simplify the immigration process for
corporations and their foreign
employees.
Contact: Paul Colman
312-525-2819
colman@visanow.com
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