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H1-B visa

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A quick definition of H1-B visa:

An H1-B visa is a temporary visa that allows highly educated foreign professionals to work in specialty occupations in the United States. These occupations require at least a bachelor's degree or equivalent in fields such as mathematics, engineering, technology, and medical sciences. The foreign citizen must be sponsored by their employer to stay in the US under an H1-B visa, and the employer must ensure that hiring the foreign worker will not harm US workers. The visa is initially valid for three years and can be extended for a maximum of six years. The number of H1-B visas issued each year is capped, and a lottery system is used to determine which applicants will receive the visas.

A more thorough explanation:

The H1-B visa is a type of temporary visa that allows highly educated foreign professionals to work in "specialty occupations" in the United States. These occupations require at least a bachelor's degree or equivalent in fields such as mathematics, engineering, technology, and medical sciences.

In order to obtain an H1-B visa, the foreign citizen must be sponsored by their employer. The employer must attest that hiring the foreign worker will not harm U.S. workers and must provide notice to existing workers of their intention to hire an H1-B worker.

The initial duration of an H1-B visa is three years, which can be extended for a maximum of six years. However, the number of H1-B visas issued each year is capped by Congress, currently at 65,000 with an additional 20,000 for those holding a master's degree or doctorate from a U.S. institution. Due to high demand, a lottery system is used to determine which applicants will receive the visas.

For example, if a technology company in the United States needs to hire a software engineer from India, they can sponsor the engineer for an H1-B visa. The company must attest that hiring the engineer will not harm U.S. workers and must provide notice to existing workers. If the engineer is selected in the lottery, they can work in the United States for up to six years.

For more information about nonimmigrant visas, please see the .

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
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No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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