USCIS announced today that the agency has received a record number of H-1B visa petitions for FY 2017. A total of 236,000 petitions have been submitted. The current immigration policy only allows 65,000 H-1B visas to be issued to foreign workers annually; an additional 20,000 visa numbers are available for individuals who have earned a graduate degree in the United States. Many foreign students with U.S. degrees will be forced to return home after failing to secure a visa number.
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2017
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2016
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2015
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