USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

rememberlenny wrote: post #3

coppolaemilio wrote: post #2

Can someone translate to human language?

If I understand one part correctly, they opened the lottery on April 1st and filled up the entire year's allotment 6 days later.

4 times the yearly allotment.

Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by hurrycane » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 8:46 PM UTC

coppolaemilio wrote: post #2

Can someone translate to human language?

Each year there are 20k work visas for people who graduated MSc in the US and 65k work visas for the rest of world.

That means if you got an offer to work from a startup or a big tech firm there are about 23% changes you'll get the visa.

Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by davidw » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 8:46 PM UTC

coppolaemilio wrote: post #2

Can someone translate to human language?

There are more people asking for a spot than spots available. There are 65,000 spots available. If that sounds like a random and arbitrary number, you're right, that's exactly what it is.

Re: USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2016

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Post by diablosnuevos » Mon, Apr 13, 2015, 8:46 PM UTC

coppolaemilio wrote: post #2

Can someone translate to human language?

Every year, this branch of the U.S. government gives out so many of these work visas to qualified applicants. This is one of the most common ways many foreign developers are able to apply and work for a U.S. company, by being "sponsored" by their company.

Well, they've run out of spots for 2016.