The H-1B Employment-Based Visa – An Opportunity for Many (Part 1 of 2)
For foreign workers, the H-1B visa can represent the opportunity of a lifetime – a paved pathway toward their, or perhaps your, American Dream. In Connecticut, 1,448 initial H-1B approvals were granted to beneficiaries in 2019 for roles in educational institutions like Yale and Fairfield University, hospitals like Danbury and Bridgeport Hospital, financial institutions like Synchrony Bank, insurers and hundreds of other companies that constitute the bedrock of the Connecticut economy. Talented foreign workers are thus contributing to Connecticut companies and, in some cases, heroically saving lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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