H1-B Visa Applications Exceeded 230000 This Year

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Overall, the USCIS received 233,000 H-1B visa applications this year. The agency will grant 65,000 of them. However, several groups noted that the lack of H-1B visas is limiting the potential for greater global competitiveness in the US. Top Jobs For STEM: Big Data, IT Product Management The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced…

US has record number of applications for H-1B tech visas

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(Reuters) – Applications for H-1B visas allowing U.S. businesses to hire foreign workers in science,engineering and computer programming totaled a record 233,00 for fiscal 2016, according to government figures released on Monday. A maximum of 85,000 of the work visas, including 20,000 for holders of master’s degrees, are available each year under limits set by Congress, despite years of heavy lobbying…