As a result of the Trump administration’s moves to restrict foreign work visas, including H-1B, many tech companies are struggling to hire foreign employees with STEM-degrees. But President-elect Joe Biden has plans to overhaul those rules and implement policies that would ease visa restrictions.
H-1B visas allow U.S. employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. Currently, the U.S. has about 580,000 H-1B visa holders, according to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. For new applicants, denials have been rising steadily during Trump’s presidency, to almost 30% in 2020 from 6% in 2015.
