US' new budget bill does not include more H1B visas
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9:05 20/12/2005
A Senate-passed measure to provide additional foreign worker visas for the high-tech and specialty fields was dropped from a budget bill that passed the House early Dec. 19, disappointing technology...
Update on US H1B visas for those with Master's Degrees
17:17 09/12/2005
The US government issued an update of the H1B masters' cap numbers on December 1, 2005. They have reported that, as of November 29, 2005, there are only 3,302 H1B master's cap numbers remaining. If...
US votes to increase H1B visa numbers
9:51 07/11/2005
The US Senate voted in favour of increasing the cap on H-1B visas by 30,000 to 95,000 from next year. The H-1B visa is largely used in the IT industry to employ skilled professionals, and industry...
US H1B visa quota filled
19:36 15/08/2005
US immigration officials said they have stopped accepting applications for H-1B visas for high-tech and specialty workers because they already have filled the 2006 quota. US Citizenship and...
US H1B cap nearly filled
13:31 02/08/2005
On 1 Aug., the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that 47,395 new H1B petitions had already been filed against the fiscal year (FY) 2006 cap. The United States H1B visa is a...
