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Annual H-1B Visa Cap Met In One Day

Posted by kdawson on from the cheap-indentured-servitude dept.

CNet is reporting that the door has closed on the H1-B visa application process for this year, one day after it began. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services said that it had received 150,000 applications as of yesterday afternoon. 65,000 H1-B visas can be issued for foreigners with bachelor's degrees. The USCIS will choose randomly from the applications to determine the winners.

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  1. Not an english major by gkozlyk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Batchelor degrees, eh? Didn't know you could get those too.

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  2. Re:Shouldn't be a lottery. by StikyPad · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's a classic catch-22, since first we'd need people with the skills to implement such an idea.

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