hi, one of a top IT employer is interested in giving me an offer in US and I am located in India. But they aren’t sure about whether i will get the H1B Visa for 2014 in January. Could you please let me know what is the process to obtain this H1B visa and is there any lottery system which decides who will get this visa and is the total quota H1B VIsa for 2014 already full? I am just wondering if that is the case then how does the companies who visits IIT/IIM for placement directly give parmanent position in US location? Please advise
H1B Applications open on April 1st to April 5th… As of now the quota is 65000… If the applications received are less than 65k till April 5th, then the dates extend till the 65k reaches…
If the Applications received are more than 65k, they will run an algorithm/program that selects randomly 65k applications, then the 65k applications are allotes case numbers… then it is followed by approval and stamping
There is a bill in Senate, if it is passed, the Cap of 65k might be increased to an extent…
Even IIT/IIM’s must go thru lottery if its not a Non-Profit Organization…
Only Non-Profit Organizations like University Jobs, US Govt. Jobs, Red Cross Jobs and so on are Cap-Exempted…