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The H-1B Visa Program and Its Impact on the U.S. Economy
This fact sheet provides an overview of the H-1B visa category and petition process, addresses the myths perpetuated about the H-1B visa category, and highlights the key contributions H-1B workers make to the U.S. economy.
The H-1B is a temporary (nonimmigrant) visa category that allows employers to petition for “highly educated” foreign professionals to work in “specialty occupations” that require at least a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent. Before USCIS required registration, the agency conducted a lottery to determine which employers’ petitions for H-1B workers would be processed if the cap was hit during the first five business days of the fiscal year. Another recent study found that restrictions on H-1B visas (such as rising denial rates) motivate U.S.-based multinational corporations to decrease the number of jobs they offer in this country.
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