Table 3-28 |
Temporary visas issued in categories likely to include scientists and engineers, by visa type: FY 2006 |
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|
Visa type |
|
Category |
|
Visas |
|
Work |
|
H-1B |
|
Specialty occupations
requiring bachelor's
equivalent |
|
135,421 |
L-1 |
|
Intracompany transfers |
|
72,613 |
O-1 |
|
People of extraordinary
ability |
|
6,961 |
O-2 |
|
Workers assisting O-1 |
|
3,726 |
TN |
|
NAFTA high-skilled visa
(most from Canada) |
|
2,972 |
Student/exchange |
|
F-1 |
|
Students |
|
273,870 |
J-1 |
|
Exchange visitors |
|
309,951 |
|
NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement
NOTES: Actual numbers of individuals entering United States likely to be lower, and H-1B numbers in particular include some visa reissuances. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services numbers show 109,614 new H-1B issuances in FY 2006.
SOURCE: Department of State, Immigrant Visa Control and Reporting Division, administrative data (2007). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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