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Every time you file an H1B Visa, you pay something called a ACWIA Fee (“American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998”). For employers who hav
by vsskanth 6y ago
Every time you file an H1B Visa, you pay something called a ACWIA Fee (“American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998”). For employers who have between 1-25 full-time workers, the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act fee is $750. For employers with 26 or more full-time employees, the fee is $1,500. [1] This fee was established to fund training and education programs administered by the Department of Labor.
As of 2018, there were 420K active H1B visas in the USA. These people need to renew their visas every 3 years (most are Indians and they can never become PR in their lifetime). So that means 300-630 million USD is being added to this fund over a 3 year period.
It would be useful if he could find out where that money went and why isn't it being used to provide scholarships and training to disadvantaged students.
[1] https://www.immi-usa.com/h1b-visa-processing-fees-2016/ https://www.immi-usa.com/h1b-visa-processing-fees-2016/
- surfallday 6y ago>>It would be useful if he could find out where that money went and why isn't it being used to provide scholarships and training to disadvantaged students. 100%
- srle 6y agoWhy can’t they become permanent residents? Is that just a quirk of H1Bs or is the US immigration system really that bad? I’ve seen posts on Reddit where it’s like “Just got my citizenship after 20 years here”, but to not even be able to get PR seems pretty crazy
- olcor 6y agohttps://outline.com/ehDSWa https://outline.com/ehDSWa > The wait is largely the result of an annual quota unchanged since 1990, and per-country limits enacted decades before the tech boom made India the top source of employment-based green card-seekers. Senate didn't pass a bill approved by the house to abolish country caps: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/19/20873985/bipartisan-immigration-green-card-bill-senate https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/19/20873985/b...