Criteria for H-1B Domestic Visa Renewal Eligibility Released

A limited number of H-1B specialty occupation workers can begin applying to renew visas in the US starting in late January as part of a State Department pilot program.

Full details of the highly-anticipated pilot for domestic visa renewals whose workers are popular among employers in the technology industry were laid out in a Federal Register notice released Wednesday.

The program, which will accept applications from Jan. 29 to April 1, 2024, will begin with 20,000 participants as previously confirmed by the State Department. H-1B workers who received their visas at consular offices in India with an issuance date ...