The U.S. allots 85,000 new H-1B visas per year, mostly to workers in technology, engineering, science and research. Demand typically far exceeds the cap. Applications for specialty-worker visas opened Wednesday, kicking off a high-stakes race for foreigners hoping to enter or temporarily stay in the U.S. The U.S. allots 85,000 new H-1B visas per year, mostly to workers in technology, engineering,…
Companies that want a temporary work visa for potential foreign hires will today begin applying to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The demand for the 85,000 available slots will likely be high, if previous years are any indication. The agency expects they will reach that number of requests in five business days, Politico’s Morning Tech…
Tucked away in the Senate’s bipartisan, immigration reform legislation of 2013 was an obscure provision referred to as “recapture.” The measure, which directs the State Department to allocate unused visas that failed to be issued due to bureaucratic shortcomings from 1992-2013, would help clear the green card backlog and result in roughly 200,000 — 250,000…
Today, the U.S. government will begin to accept applications for the skilled H-1B guest-worker visa. H-1Bs are employer-sponsored visas that run for three years and can be renewed once. In recent years, applications for the H-1B have been filled in a few days as there are only 85,000 available for employment in private companies. H-1B…