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Dear Sir
I am doing my Masters degree in the UK and I want to read for my PhD in the United States and later work there. My friend told me that the H1B program will be ended by the United States because they don't want more foreign workers. Is this true and will I possibly be able to work in the United States after I graduate, if I have a university interested in me? If so, how does the H1B programme work?
Thanking you,
Ramesh Sankar
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An H-1B is a temporary work visa that will initially provide employment permission for up to three years. The H-1B can normally be extended for a total of six years. Under certain circumstances an H-1B may be extended beyond six years. An individual needs to have an employer file for an H-1B on his or her behalf.
We are not aware of any plan to terminate the H-1B program.
Under current law, there is a quota of approximately 85,000 H-1B visas permitted each year. 20,000 of the total are reserved for graduates of U.S. universities who obtain at least a Master's degree. There is no limit to the number of H-1B visas that may be issued to persons who will work for a U.S. college or university.
If you obtain a Ph.D. from a U.S. university - and an employment offer from a U.S. university, you should be able to obtain an H-1B visa. The university would need to take care of this for you.
Peter Baumann
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