The United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) has recently announced a major change in the process of issuing the much coveted H1-B Visas, there’s a reversal in the way the lottery will be conducted the change is with the order of lottery being conducted, under the new system Regular Cap will be conducted first & then the Masters Cap, this effectively means those with a Masters or Higher Degree from a University in the USA
The United States Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) has recently announced a major change in the process of issuing the much coveted H-1B Visas, there’s a reversal in the way the lottery will be conducted the change is with the order of lottery being conducted, under the new system Regular Cap will be conducted first & then the Masters Cap, this effectively means those with a Masters or Higher Degree from a University in the USA will technically a second chance and will increase the probability of obtaining the H1-B, this also means those with a Masters or Higher degree in the USA will be more prominently represented in the US workforce.
In the current system Masters Cap is first conducted & those not selected are placed in a regular pool for a random selection.
“This proposed change would increase the chances that beneficiaries with a master’s or higher degree from a U.S. institution of higher education would be selected under the H-1B cap and that H-1B visas would be awarded to the most-skilled and highest-paid beneficiaries. Importantly, the proposed process would result in an estimated increase of up to 16 percent (or 5,340 workers) in the number of selected H-1B beneficiaries with a master’s degree or higher from a U.S. institution of higher education.”
This can be seen as a boon for students studying / wanting to study in the US since it will give the prospective students a big advantage in securing the H1-B as well as give them 2 chances.
The total cap is still at 85,000 which includes 20,000 for Masters Cap & 65,000 for Regular Cap.
To understand the lottery in simple terms here is an example:
Let’s say Mark holds a Masters Degree from a US University & applies for the H1-B he will now be going through the regular pool & if he doesn’t make the cut, he can look at the Masters Cap which will naturally have a lower number of applicants.
The proposed change is expected to kick-in by April of 2019
In addition to the above change USCIS also has proposed the employers to register online before submitting the applications & full submission only if selected in the lottery.
Reference
: USCIS
Modal verbs: possibility We use must, may, might, could, couldn't and can't when there is some evidence, information or belief that something is…
IELTS is the gateway to some of the best universities in the world and millions…
High Frequency Words in IELTS Listening Get an edge by knowing the most frequent words…
We’ll learn to represent word statements by algebraic expressions and equations. For example, "the number…
The Boldface questions on GMAT and GRE are well known for bringing down even the…
GRE is all about being composed through the test, as GRE is a test of…