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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by drunkenmeister on Friday December 07, 2018 @12:21PM (#18629471)
How difficult it is for a foreign worker to be employed by an H1-B visa?

What if the candidate loses the lottery process? Would they have to apply next year? Would they be cap exempt next time?

Do companies have guaranteed quotas from USCIS for foreign workers?

And by the way, thanks for doing this.

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Re:I’m Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by proberts on Friday December 07, 2018 @12:27PM (#18629543)
It's a pure lottery and the chances depend on the number of petitions that year but historically for those without a master's degree or higher from a U.S. school, the chances of getting selected were around 30%. There are no per company quotas,
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