Pres. Trump Signs Executive Order to Review H-1B Visa Program
Published:
Tue, Apr 18th 2017 @ 4:03 pm EDT
Pres. Trump signed his "Buy American, Hire American" executive order today that will direct government departments to review how H-1B visas are awarded and suggest changes so that only the highly-skilled and higher paid applicants receive the temporary work visa. This order is the first step towards moving the program from a random lottery approach to a merit-based system.
H-1B visas are temporary visas that can last for three years and then renewed for another three. H-1B visas are given to 65,000 foreign workers and 20,000 graduate student workers each year. In addition, an uncapped amount are available for foreign workers in academia and other non-profit fields.
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