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Enable valued foreign national employees or prospective hires to work and grow in the U.S. through The Build Fellowship’s cap-exempt H-1B program.

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BEnefits

Companies progress with The Build Fellowship

The Build Fellowship’s cap-exempt H-1B visa solution offers an immigration pathway to skilled global talent, with a 99% acceptance rate, without relying on the H-1B lottery.

Attract and retain top talent

The Build Fellowship allows U.S. companies to retain foreign national employees by offering Build Fellows ongoing immigration support and sponsoring them for part-time, cap-exempt H-1B visas.

Find peace of mind

Gain peace of mind knowing you have a back-up plan to the H-1B lottery, so you can forecast and plan your staff needs accordingly.

Build talent pipelines

Gain unique access to students entering the workforce who are trained with relevant industry knowledge.

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Fellowship graduates listed on a patent
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Funding raised by Build Fellows
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Pricing

Funding The Build Fellowship

$4000

/month

12-month minimum commitment.

  • 5 hours per week of salary, taxes, insurance, and payroll fees related to Fellow employment
  • Legal and administrative costs for visa petitioning and program onboarding
  • Ongoing Build Fellowship programming
  • USCIS filing fees (including premium processing)
  • Ongoing compliance, refiling, extensions, amendments, and immigration support
  • Support for consular processing, visa appointments, and interviews
  • H-4 dependent filings
  • Fellowship software

$75

/hour

Staffing Model starting at $75 per hour.

2080 hours minimum commitment.

How it works
  • 1
    Build files both the part time and full time petition for Fellow
  • 2
    Build employs the foreign national in the Fellowship, for 5 hours per week, and sponsors them for a part time, cap-exempt H-1B
  • 3
    Build also employs the foreign national, as a full time contract employee with the Company, and sponsors their concurrent H-1B visa
  • The Fellow receives all benefits from Build
  • The Company does not incur any cost for the concurrent petition and is not involved in the visa sponsorship
  • The Company can still enter Fellow into the H-1B lottery in March
  • Amount paid to Build is calculated by taking the annual salary of the employee, and removing the last three zeros
Considerations
  • As a result of the Fellow’s participation, and as long as the company is paying the Fellow a fair wage, the company can negotiate with the Fellow for a lower base compensation.
  • For the concurrent employment options, we recommend reducing the Fellow’s compensation by at least $1k per month because that is the typical minimum in additional compensation that the Fellow receives.
Option 1

Build & Company Employ the Fellow.

$4000

/month

12-month minimum commitment.

  • 5 hours per week of salary, taxes, insurance, and payroll fees related to Fellow employment
  • Legal and administrative costs for visa petitioning and program onboarding
  • Ongoing Build Fellowship programming
  • USCIS filing fees (including premium processing)
  • Ongoing compliance, refiling, extensions, amendments, and immigration support
  • Support for consular processing, visa appointments, and interviews
  • H-4 dependent filings
  • Fellowship software
Option 2

Build Employs the Fellow.

$75

/hour

Staffing Model starting at $75 per hour.

2080 hours minimum commitment.

How it works
  • 1
    Build files both the part time and full time petition for Fellow
  • 2
    Build employs the foreign national in the Fellowship, for 5 hours per week, and sponsors them for a part time, cap-exempt H-1B
  • 3
    Build also employs the foreign national, as a full time contract employee with the Company, and sponsors their concurrent H-1B visa
  • The Fellow receives all benefits from Build
  • The Company does not incur any cost for the concurrent petition and is not involved in the visa sponsorship
  • The Company can still enter Fellow into the H-1B lottery in March
  • Amount paid to Build is calculated by taking the annual salary of the employee, and removing the last three zeros
Considerations
  • As a result of the Fellow’s participation, and as long as the company is paying the Fellow a fair wage, the company can negotiate with the Fellow for a lower base compensation.
  • For the concurrent employment options, we recommend reducing the Fellow’s compensation by at least $1k per month because that is the typical minimum in additional compensation that the Fellow receives.
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