“The US approved 407,071 H-1B petitions in 2021 and 301,616 of them – 74.1 per cent -were for Indian worker.”
Among the nationalities that received H-1B US visa last year, Indians remained on the top with 301,616 out of a total of 407,071 H-1B issued in 2021.
According to a report published in IANS, “Indians cornered nearly three-fourths of H-1B visas issued by the US to speciality foreign workers in 2021, continuing their stranglehold on this highly sought after professional ticket to work, live and, finally, settle down in America.”
“The US approved 407,071 H-1B petitions in 2021 and 301,616 of them – 74.1 per cent -were for Indian workers, according to the latest report on this topic released recently by the Department of Homeland Security, the government agency that oversees immigration,” the report said.
Chinese stood distant second with 12.1 per cent H-1B visas, while Canada and South Korea 0.9 per cent and the Philippines 0.7 per cent
The issuance of H-1B visa to Indians in 2021 was slightly less in comparison to 2020 when Indians accounted for 74.9 per cent of the approved applications.
“The US allows American employers to hire speciality foreign workers on H-1B for positions they are unable to fill with local Americans. Top American companies such as Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Facebook are among leading users of this visa program as are US subsidiaries of Indian IT companies such as Infosys, TCS and Wipro,” said the report.
Chinese stood distant second with 12.1 per cent H-1B visas, while Canada and South Korea 0.9 per cent and the Philippines 0.7 per cent.
The trend remained the same in 2021 as witnessed in 2020.
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