H-1B Visa- The United States will again offer an H-1 visa to Indian IT professionals. For this, a draw will be carried out again. The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has said the United States will be holding a second lottery to select H1B visa applicants. The decision will give a second chance to hundreds of Indian IT professionals who were unable to obtain an H1B visa during the first screening. USCIS said a computerized draw for H-1B visas was conducted earlier this year, but resulted in a lower number of H-1B visas than set by the U.S. Congress. It was therefore decided to cancel the second draw.
Apply between August 2 and November 3
The H1B visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows US businesses to hire IT professionals and professionals with specific qualifications. Within this framework, thousands of Indians and Chinese find employment each year in American companies. American businesses depend entirely on the competence of these professionals. The Trump administration had restricted H-1B visas, affecting Indian IT professionals. “We recently decided that we need to select additional records to meet the FY2022 numerical allocation,” USCIS said in a statement. USCIS said it selected some of those already enrolled on July 28. Now, based on entries selected on July 28, requests for new draws can be made from August 2 to November 3.
No online application facility
USCIS has said that only applicants who have been registered for fiscal 2022 will be selected for this H-1B visa. USCIS said applicants should apply to the correct service center within the allotted time frame. There is no online application facility for this. The applicant must complete the form on the prescribed paper. In addition to their form, the applicant must also send the registration selection notice. Significantly, before the Trump administration, half of the H-1 visas issued by the United States were received by Indians. Now its number has already been reduced but Indians remain at the forefront of H-1 visas.
