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		surfmike on June 6, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Judge sends two to prison for 7 years for H-1B fra... One thing that helps at least is that the H1B lottery cap doesn't apply to students who got a graduate degree in the US. ie there are unlimited H1B visas for people in that boat.

ninja_to_be on June 6, 2016 | [–]

It is not unlimited, but there is a separate lottery for 20,000 visas for advanced degree holders.

khare_ashwini on June 6, 2016 | | [–]

...and the unselected ones from this lot get one more chance in the general pool of 65000

chime on June 6, 2016 | [–]

Is that already a law?

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