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Re:Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Admini... by declan_roberts on Sunday May 24, 2026 @12:52AM (#48254481)
Nobody would care about this if it didn't affect H1B. The confusion is whether h1b is a temporary visa or some kind of stepping stone. According to the immigration act of 1990 and US law it's a temporary visa and subject to this rule.

For example O-1 is not affected because O-1 is not considered a temporary visa in US law.

O-1 also has no cap. The USA can take in unlimited O-1 immigrants.

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Re:Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Admini... by nvgrw on Sunday May 24, 2026 @02:19AM (#48254906)
O-1 is nonimmigrant in the statute, so by definition we take in zero O-1 immigrants. It’s a temporary work visa.

People care about this because it is arbitrary and capricious and runs counter to decades of established practice.

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