Fearing ‘Auto-Reject,' Foreign U.S. College Grads Weigh Going Home
https://www.fa-mag.com/news/fearing--auto-reject---foreign-u-s--college-grads-weigh-going-home-81804.html
Transitioning from a student visa to a work authorization is often complicated. Graduates from American universities are allowed to work in the country for three years if their degree qualifies as science, technology, engineering or math, and one year otherwise. During that period, they can try to transition to a visa like the H-1B, but that involves a costly sponsorship process that many companies refuse to go through.
Even when they do, it subjects them to a lottery that currently has a one-in-four success rate. Nearly a third of international students leave the US within a year of getting their degree, and fewer than 60% are still in the country five years after graduation, according to workforce intelligence firm Revelio Labs.
https://www.fa-mag.com/news/fearing--auto-reject---foreign-u-s--college-grads-weigh-going-home-81804.html
Transitioning from a student visa to a work authorization is often complicated. Graduates from American universities are allowed to work in the country for three years if their degree qualifies as science, technology, engineering or math, and one year otherwise. During that period, they can try to transition to a visa like the H-1B, but that involves a costly sponsorship process that many companies refuse to go through.
Even when they do, it subjects them to a lottery that currently has a one-in-four success rate. Nearly a third of international students leave the US within a year of getting their degree, and fewer than 60% are still in the country five years after graduation, according to workforce intelligence firm Revelio Labs.
Gated Version:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-21/work-visa-sponsorship-h1-b-foreign-students-struggle-to-find-jobs-in-trump-era
Debate over H-1B visas shines spotlight on US tech worker shortages
https://theconversation.com/debate-over-h-1b-visas-shines-spotlight-on-us-tech-worker-shortages-248711
Debate over H-1B visas shines spotlight on US tech worker shortages
https://theconversation.com/debate-over-h-1b-visas-shines-spotlight-on-us-tech-worker-shortages-248711