USA Green Card Immigration Blog

The number of applicants for visas in the H-1B category for immigration to the United States has seen a sharp rise. Those who have a bachelor’s or an equivalent degree and wish to seek employment in the United States can apply for an H-1B visa.

Professionals such as scientists, management consultants, journalists, accountants, engineers, programmers, and research analysts can apply for visa in this category. In addition, famous fashion models are also eligible to apply for H-1B visa.

This visa is also suitable for aliens entering the United States to offer services related to cooperative research and development projects that are administered by the US Department of Defense. Professional nurses who want to enter the United States to perform complex duties or to supervise nursing operations also are eligible to apply for employment visa in this category.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has recently updated the number of H-1B petitions received for the fiscal year 2010. It reveals an increase in the number of petitions received for H-1B visas for the year 2010. USCIS received around a thousand H-1B petitions for visa in just one week. It has received nearly 58,900 visa applications for the H-1B category as of November 27, 2009.

The US immigration service has approved an adequate number of H-1B petitions for foreigners who have advanced degrees to meet the exemption number of 20,000 from the fiscal year 2010 cap. If any H-1B petitions are filed on behalf of an alien with an advanced degree, then those visa applications will now be counted towards the general H-1B cap of 65,000.

USCIS will continue to accept both cap subject and advanced degree petitions till it reaches the statutory limit. The number of petitions that are denied, revoked, or withdrawn will also be taken into account while calculating the total number of petitions.