05/13/2024

Demand for H1-B Skilled-Worker Visas Forces Agency Into Lottery

U.S. demand for foreign skilled-worker visas often used by technology companies surpassed the entire year’s mandated supply within five days, prompting the government to announce it will award them through a lottery.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that handles applications for the visas, known as H-1Bs, said Thursday the number of petitions it received topped the 85,000 available since the process opened April…

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