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0 pointspaxys2y ago0 comments

> as they always do

The H1B visa cap has been 65000 since the day it was introduced in 1990.

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They added 20K in 2004 [1], for those with high-level degrees, possibly.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_Visa_Reform_Act_of_2004

paxysOP2y ago

Yep, although this act drastically reduced the total number of work visas issued. There was a 20K addition for people with advanced degrees/PhDs, but only because nonprofit & research work was no longer exempt from the visa cap.

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