As scores of Indian nationals besides professionals from other countries seek jobs in the US, Washington has said it has received the sufficient number of electronic registrations needed to reach the Congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for the fiscal year 2024.
Meanwhile, amid mass layoffs in the technology sector, the federal agency for immigration services(USCIS)has said it is wrong to assume that sacked workers holding the much-sought-after H-1B visas have to leave the country within 60 days, asserting they have multiple options to stay in the US.
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)late Monday said it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial period to reach the 2024 fiscal year H-1B numerical allocations, including the advanced degree exemption -- the master's cap.