As per official reports, The U.S. administration has issued a comparatively higher number of H-1B visas in 2021 as the demand for tech talent in the U.S. is on the upswing.
Approval rates for H-1B visas in Q1, Q2, Q3 of the current Financial Year were 97%. During the previous administration, the H-1B visa approval rate stood at approximately 84% in 2018 and 2019.
The approval rate had earlier been comparatively on the lower side primarily due to 2 reasons:
- rejections of H-1B visa applications, or
- Requests for Evidence [RFEs], that is, asking for additional supporting documentation.
Industry experts are of the opinion that there are many reasons leading to a fewer number of RFEs. These include factors such as a change in the administration, and a settlement between USCIS and ITServe Alliance overturing 10 years of USCIS policies restricting H-1B visa holders and employers.
Consequently, the environment for legal immigration to the U.S. has undergone a change for the better in the recent 6 months.
| What is the H-1B visa for the U.S.? |
| The H-1B is a nonimmigrant visa for the United States.
H-1B classification applies to individuals that intend coming to the U.S. for – · performing services in a “specialty occupation”, · services of exceptional merit and ability relating to a Department of Defense [DOD] cooperative research etc., or · services as a fasion model [of distinguished ability or merit]. The H-1B program is for companies in the U.S. that intend to temporarily employ foreign skilled workers in occupations requiring the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge. H-1B specialty occupations include a wide range of fields, such as – · architecture, · medicine, · health, · law, · arts, · theology, · accounting, · physical sciences, · social sciences, · engineering · mathematics · education, and · business specialties. Up to 65,000 H-1B visas are issued in a financial year by USCIS. While around 2/3rds of requests for H-1B workers are for STEM occupations, the economic benefits of H-1B visas are not limited to the Tech Sector in the U.S. or the Silicon Valley alone. There is a high demand for H-1B visas for workers in business, finance, healthcare, and life sciences industries. |
As per official data – Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Nationality July 2021 (FY 2021) – there were a total of 2,049 H-1B visas issued in July 2021 to those with India as their nationality.
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