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Congress and the H1-B Visa Program:
An Uncertain Commitment
The September 11th
terrorist attack on the United States has shifted Congressional debate on
Immigration, and endangered prospects for an expansion of the H-1B visa program.
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Coming
to (Work In) America
The on-going H-1B visa
debate has mostly centered around the views of two opposing groups. On one hand,
those opposed to H-1B visas B mostly labor leaders, native-born tech workers and
right-wing,
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H-1 Visas; A
Regulatory History
The H-1 visa was created by
Congress in 1952. Initially, the visa had two requirements 1) that the job
offered to a foreign worker be temporary and 2) that the foreign worker
establish an intent to return home. more...
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H-1B Petitions
are Down; At this Pace, Cap Will Not Be Reached This
Year
INS statistics released on June 16, 2002,
show that H-1B petitions and approvals are down substantially over the same
period last year. more... |
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H-1B User Fee
Grants Announced
In March of this year, the U.S.
Department of Labor announced grant awards totaling more than $23 million under
the H-1B Technical Skills Training grant program. more...
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Top H-1B
Employers
The following is a list of the top H-1B
employers according to a study done by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization
Service between October 1999 and February 2000 and reported in June 2000. In the
period studied, 67,322, H-1B petitions not accounted for here were also filed.
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Download this report as a Adobe Acrobat PDF file (241 KB).
Related Downloads
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Report on H-1
Petitions 1st Quarter Fiscal Year 2001. October 1, 2000 - December 31,
2000
U. S. Immigration and Naturalization
Service. Report Mandated by Public Law 105-277, Division C, American
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998.
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Report on H-1
Petitions 2 nd Quarter Fiscal Year 2001. Jenuary 1, 2001 - March 31,
2001
U. S. Immigration and Naturalization
Service. Report Mandated by Public Law 105-277, Division C, American
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998.
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Guidance for
Processing H-1B Petition
Initial guidance for
Processing H-1B Petirion as Affected by the "American Competitiveness in the
Twenty - First Century Act" (Public Law 106-313) and Related Legislation (Public
Law 106-311) and (Public Law 106-396).
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American
Competitveness in the 21st Century
An Act To
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant
aliens. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled.
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Annual Report on H-1B
Petitions. Fiscal Year 2000 October 1, 1999 – September 30,
2000
U. S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Report Mandated by Public Law 105-277, Division C, American Competitiveness and
Workforce Improvement Act of 1998
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H-1B Characteristics
(1)
Characteristics of Specialty Occupation
Workers (H-1B) May 1998 to July 1999
This report presents preliminary
information on the characteristics of specialty occupation workers approved for
H-1B nonimmigrant status during a 15-month period.
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H-1B Characteristics
(2)
Characteristics of Specialty Occupation
Workers (H-1B) October 1999 to February 2000
This report presents
information on the characteristics of specialty occupation workers who were
approved for H-1B nonimmigrant status and authorized to begin employment during
the period from October 1, 1999 to February 29, 2000.
PDF - 27Kb
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Licensure Issue
Social Security Cards and the Adjudication of
H-1B Petitions.
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide field
offices with guidance on the adjudication of H-1B petitions where the
beneficiary is unable to obtain a state license because he or she is not in
possession of a social security card.
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Temporary Workers and
Trainees (H Nonimmigrants)
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