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		itake 59 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: H-1B program grew 81 percent from 2011 to 2022 I think you're conflating visas. The PhD would use the OTP and O-1 visas, not the h1b. The h1b candidate pool would be mostly undergrad and masters students.

Ar-Curunir 59 days ago [–]

It is not that easy. OPT only works for a few years, and you are not immediately eligible for an O-1

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