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The J1 visa for interns (current or former students) [1] and trainees (graduates with 2+ years of experience or others with 5+ years of experience) [2] is a very low overhead visa (just one form) and not subject to caps. So, it is very different from the H1B.

If you decide to hire a refugee on a J1 visas, I would be glad to help you sort it out. Please contact me at [email redacted].

The maximum duration for these visas is 18 months, but the Obama administration may reauthorize "Temporary Protected Status" [3] for Syrian nationals allowing them to stay in the country until it was deemed safe to return (which may be a decade away).

[1] http://j1visa.state.gov/programs/intern [2] http://j1visa.state.gov/programs/trainee [3] http://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status...