H-1B visa
US employment visa for specialty occupations
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The H-1B is a foreign worker visa in the United States that allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in so-called specialty occupations. The regulation and implementation of the visa program is carried out by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services within the United States Department of Homeland Security.
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