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H1B visa

American  
[aych-wuhn-bee vee-suh] / ˈeɪtʃˈwʌnˈbi ˈvi sə /
Or H-1B visa

noun

  1. a visa permitting a skilled worker with specialized expertise to reside in the U.S. for a certain number of years and work for a sponsoring employer.


Etymology

Origin of H1B visa

First recorded in 1985–90


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Redmond-based Microsoft employed a tech industry-leading 8,000 immigrant guest workers on the H1B visa program in 2021, according to Business Insider.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

“These H1B visa holders don’t have the luxury of time.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023

“As a former H1B visa holder,” Ng continued, “my heart goes out to all the families affected.”

From The Verge ● Jun. 23, 2020

He came to the United States in 2006, on an H1B visa, to work as a computer-chip designer.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 8, 2018

We passed a guy in the hall who had an H1B visa issue, and she started telling me about it.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2018

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