Changes to USCIS policy on eligibility criteria for H1B visa

Re:Changes to USCIS policy on eligibility criteria for H1B visa by ouesp on Monday April 03, 2017 @12:46PM (#14024423)

IELTS score can evaluate a person's ability in English skills. Canada Express Entry gives points for English skills. While H1B (highly skilled visa) is based on "lottery"

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Re:Changes to USCIS policy on eligibility criteria for H1B visa by untog on Monday April 03, 2017 @01:05PM (#14024669)

I suspect that the OP is not describing language proficiency. I have met many American-born (and speaking) developers who are still terrible at communicating.

Not that developers are alone in this of course, but it's a profession that allows people to work alone (and often at home/in isolated environments) a lot more than other jobs do.

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Re:Changes to USCIS policy on eligibility criteria for H1B visa by inputcoffee on Monday April 03, 2017 @01:36PM (#14025055)

When I say communicating, I mean more of a mix of reasoning precisely and explaining clearly rather than English.

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