U.S. visa status: America’s H-1B visa quota for 2025 is full, applicants can check the status like this

 

U.S. visa status: USCIS will continue to accept and process applications from those who currently hold H-1B visas and seek extensions or make amendments to their visas.

US H-1B Visa: The quota of H-1B visas of America for the financial year 2025 is full. US Citizenship and Immigration Services i.e. USCIS has confirmed this and said that the application quota for standard 65 thousand visas and advance 20 thousand visas for this year is full. Now new applications are not being accepted.

However, processing for extension, amendment and transfer for H-1B visa holders is still going on. In a statement issued by the organization, it has been said that USCIS will continue to accept and process those applications who currently have H-1B visas and want an extension. Or want to make any kind of amendment in their visa.

Check like this

According to a report by ET, USCIS has started notifying rejected applicants through their online portals. The registration status of these people will be written as “Not Selected: Not selected – not eligible to file an H-1B cap petition based on this registration.

What is the H-1B visa program?

The H-1B visa program allows US companies to recruit foreign professionals for certain positions. A high level of expertise and qualification is required to apply for this visa. This program is especially for people working in technology and other high-skilled industries.

According to USCIS data for 2024, there has been a huge decline in H-1B visa approvals in major US companies. However, Indians still have the highest number of professionals taking H-1B visas. But the number of visa approvals has decreased significantly in major organizations, especially in the technology industry.

Decrease in the number of visa approvals

Multinational company Amazon still maintains its position to issue H-1B visas. But the number of its approvals has also declined. In the year 2023, the company had more than 11,000 approvals which has come down to around 9,000 in 2024.

Similarly, major Indian technology companies like Infosys and TCS have also reduced the number of approvals significantly. These figures indicate a ban on visa approvals on a large scale.

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