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by surfmike 3671 days ago
One thing that helps at least is that the H1B lottery cap doesn't apply to students who got a graduate degree in the US. ie there are unlimited H1B visas for people in that boat.
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ninja_to_be 3671 days ago
It is not unlimited, but there is a separate lottery for 20,000 visas for advanced degree holders.
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khare_ashwini 3671 days ago
...and the unselected ones from this lot get one more chance in the general pool of 65000
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chime 3671 days ago
Is that already a law?
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