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Re:Updates to H-1B by rbanffy on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @03:17PM (#42454605)
For the “highly skilled” there’s the O-1 visa.
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Re:Updates to H-1B by 0x457 on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @04:22PM (#42455405)
Not really, O-1 is essentially a visa to bring a specific person to the US. While H1B is a wide net (yes, visa given to a specific person, not what I'm saying).

o-1 is to bring Albert Einstein and h1b is to bring some physicist that matches criteria.

As in, O-1 is person-focused, while H1B is role-focused.

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Re:Updates to H-1B by nirav72 on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @05:12PM (#42456031)
>h1b is to bring some physicist that matches criteria.

those are exceptional cases. The majority of the 65K year h1b visas granted every year are for filling IT related positions. Mostly dev related positions.

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Re:Updates to H-1B by 0x457 on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @05:17PM (#42456076)
I only used physicist because I couldn't come up with a name for O-1 recipient that isn't already a US citizen from top of my head.
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