In the US, you have to get the applicant through a lottery system. It used to be a high percentage would get through, but the last I heard, it was more like 50/

In the US, you have to get the applicant through a lottery system. It used to be a high percentage would get through, but the last I heard, it was more like 50/50. So, if you hire a lot of people, and have 30 with visas and get 15, that might be ok. But, if you only need 1, it's too high stakes. http://www.ericsink.com/entries/H1B.html http://www.ericsink.com/entries/H1B.html