H-1B visa rules: All you need to know about the new regulations

Here is an FAQ on the H1B visa programme:

What does the programme do?

It allows companies to recruit 85,000 employees from abroad each year for specialty positions. It took less than a week for applicants to exhaust that allotment in 2016, and technology companies have sought to increase the number available. People from India receive more H1B visas than any other nationality.

What changes were made?

For H1B visas given out in the 2017 lottery beginning April 3, the government now requires additional information for entry-level computer programmers, to prove the jobs require advanced knowledge and experience. 

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