H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

"An H-1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows a person to work legally and temporarily in the United States. The H-1B classification applies to persons in a specialty occupation which requires the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge..."
- U.S. Department of State

"The H-1B visa program took its current form in 1990, stemming from panic over a labor shortage that never materialized. The program allows for . . .temporary visas. . .good for up to six years, for people in "specialty occupations" tied to a specific employer. In practice, computer programmers and physical therapists have accounted for the large majority of H-1B visa users."
- Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of CIS

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Congressman Introduces H-1B Reform Bill to Protect American Workers

Bill includes Trump regulatory reforms the Biden administration ended

Topics: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

H-1B News: Some H-4s to Get Automatic Approval, Reports the Indian Press

Topics: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

H-1B Is Designed to Displace American Workers

Employers like HCL aren't 'abusing' the system — they're using it as intended

Topics: 2021 Budget Reconciliation Bill, H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

Whistleblower Lawsuit Uncovers Massive H-1B Fraud

EPI study shows Indian labor broker HCL underpaid foreign workers by $95 million

Topics: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

A Third of Recent H-1B Filings Seem Phony — the Grants Were Not Accepted by Employers

Employers gaming the lottery system

Topics: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

H-1B Outsourcing Company Spends $95M to Quell Fraud Charges

Topics: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

H-1B Demand Must Be Down, Because DHS Goes to a Third Lottery

Treating the numerical ceiling like a target

Topics: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

The Department of Labor, Part Hero, Part Villain on H-1B Matters

Topics: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam

USCIS Cuts Deal to Make Unlawful Work Permits for H-1B Spouses Renew Automatically

Biden administration settles lawsuit at behest of AILA and Big Tech

Topics: Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam, L-1 Nonimmigrant Visa Program

Many H-1B-Dependent Employers Received Covid Funds

Dante’s circles of Hell revisited

Topics: H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Progam