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New Factors May Change Odds In 2017 H-1B Cap Season

Law360, New York ( February 22, 2016, 10:24 AM EST) -- The past few years have presented a number of challenges to the H-1B visa program, the most frequently used visa for professional employment in the U.S. The economic downturn that started in 2008 led to jobsite closings, high unemployment levels, and resulted in a decline in the demand for H-1B workers. As the U.S. economy started showing signs of recovery in recent years, so did the number of H-1B petitions. In fact, the number of H-1B petitions filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has skyrocketed in the last three years with the totals received for fiscal years 2014, 2015 and 2016 amounting to 125,000, 175,000 and 233,000, respectively....

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