Mumbai: A recent report released by the US Department of Homeland Security This shows that the individuals born in India continued to acquire a significant share of h-1b Visa allotted during the financial year 2021.
During the financial year 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued 4.07 lakh H-1B . approved Application, which is slightly less than the previous year, which was 4.26 lakh. In both years, India-born individuals received more than 74 percent of the visas approved.
Of H-1B applications approved in 2021, 74.1% were from India (as opposed to 74.9% in the year before). Numerically speaking, these translate into 3.01 lakh and 3.19 lakh successful beneficiaries. China, the second most common country of birth, lags far behind with only 50,328 Chinese-born individuals receiving H-1B. Visa It was 12.4% of the total sanctioned during 2021. Similarly in the previous year, 51,597 Chinese-born persons (or 12.1% of the total) were successful in obtaining H-1B visas.
During the financial year 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued 4.07 lakh H-1B . approved Application, which is slightly less than the previous year, which was 4.26 lakh. In both years, India-born individuals received more than 74 percent of the visas approved.
Of H-1B applications approved in 2021, 74.1% were from India (as opposed to 74.9% in the year before). Numerically speaking, these translate into 3.01 lakh and 3.19 lakh successful beneficiaries. China, the second most common country of birth, lags far behind with only 50,328 Chinese-born individuals receiving H-1B. Visa It was 12.4% of the total sanctioned during 2021. Similarly in the previous year, 51,597 Chinese-born persons (or 12.1% of the total) were successful in obtaining H-1B visas.
As always, the largest number of H-1B applications approved during FY 2021 were from workers in computer-related occupations. 2.80 lakh persons were from this area, which is 68.8% of the total approved applications.
The highest educational achievement of 56.6% of beneficiaries with H-1B petitions approved in FY21 was a master’s degree. In addition, 33.7% of accepted petitions were for workers with bachelor’s degrees, 6.8% had doctorates, and 2.9% had professional degrees. With an overall median age of 33, among those receiving H-1B visas, the median salary was $108,000, a modest 6.9% increase over FY20.