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Not sure if this is only fresh visas or includes visa renewals. Because of the country caps in the naturalization process, you have people from some countries h
by darth_avocado 2y ago
Not sure if this is only fresh visas or includes visa renewals. Because of the country caps in the naturalization process, you have people from some countries have to renew visas again and again while they wait for naturalization. Given that H1b is only 3 years, for companies like Google and Facebook, you could have a situation where they are just trying to retain employees who have been with the company for a while.
- strongpigeon 2y agoYou can only renew an H-1b once (as there is a 6 years limit for H-1b). However, if you have an approved I-140 with a priority date in the future (as is often the case with people from India or China) you can keep on extending your H-1b (which doesn't count against the cap).
- darth_avocado 2y agoYes, which is why I was checking whether the data includes the renewals (including for approved I140s).
- angott 2y agoYes, the data does include petitions filed for renewals: > The H-1B Employer Data Hub has data on the first decisions USCIS makes on petitions for initial *and continuing* employment