H-1B

English

Noun

H-1B (plural H-1Bs)

  1. (US, law) A visa granted to foreign workers that allows them to be hired by American companies for specialty occupations.
    • 2017 March 4, Ray Sanchez and Sara Ashley O'Brien, “What to know about the H-1B visa program”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Tech firms of all sizes claim they need the H-1Bs to hire trained talent they can’t find at home.
    • 2018 December 7, Associated Press, “Trump eyes H-1B visa rule change favoring advanced degree holders”, in New York Post‎[2]:
      The H-1B has become a flashpoint in the immigration debate and a target for Trump, particularly over use of the visa by outsourcers, which rake in the lion’s share of H-1Bs, mostly for bachelor’s degree holders.

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