H-1B lottery approaches, experts mull TARP effect

Legal experts anticipate fewer applicants in the lottery for available H-1B visas next week as economic conditions and updated requirements will likely lessen the immediate demand for hiring foreign nationals under the controversial U.S. immigration program. The pool of 65,000 H-1B visas for 2010 could take longer to deplete this year, industry watchers say, unlike previous years in which the number of petitions filed exceeded the lottery cap set by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service in record time.

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