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Re:How Immigration Uncertainty Threatens America’s Tech Domi... by pm90 on Thursday February 02, 2017 @10:52AM (#13551350)
> Also remember the H1B is supposed to be a temporary. It's classified as a non-immigrant visa

Technically, it is a "dual-intent" visa.

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Re:How Immigration Uncertainty Threatens America’s Tech Domi... by whatever_dude on Thursday February 02, 2017 @10:59AM (#13551425)
It's both.

> Even though the H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa, it is one of the few temporary visa categories recognized as dual intent, meaning an H-1B holder can have legal immigration intent (apply for and obtain the green card) while still a holder of the H-1B visa

It means you can apply for immigrant status while holding an H1B. Differently from most other visas, which means you lose them automatically as soon as you apply for residency.

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