An H-1b visa is made available by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to U.S. companies seeking to hire foreign nationals who satisfy the criteria of the needs of their organization. The major benefit the H-1b visa provides to US companies is that it amplifies their pool of candidates. U.S. companies are no longer tied to just searching for candidates in the U.S. Today, if a U.S. company finds a qualified candidate for an available employment position in another country, it is able to hire him or her.

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