Visa Abuse Fallout Hits Foreign MBAs

H-1B Visa Approvals, by Metropolitan Area

 

Metropolitan Area H-1B Approvals Percentage of Total Approvals

New York/Northern NJ/Long Island

29,161

11.4%

Dallas/Ft. Worth/Arlington

19,824

7.7%

San Jose/Sunnyvale/Santa Clara (Silicon Valley)

15,995

6.2%

Washington/Arlington/Alexandria

14,793

5.8%

Chicago/Naperville/Joliet

14,453

5.6%

San Francisco/Oakland/Fremont

11,272

4.4%

Los Angeles/Long Beach/Santa Ana

8,011

3.1%

Detroit/Warren/Livonia

7,443

2.9%

Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue

7,363

2.9%

Boston/Cambridge/Quincy

7,076

2.8%

Durham/Chapel Hill

6,730

2.6%

Houston/Sugar Land/Baytown

5,689

2.2%

Philadelphia/Camden/Wilmington

5,271

2.1%

Atlanta/Sandy Springs/Marietta

5,062

2%

Source: Brookings Institute

Part of a series on the U.S. job market for international MBAs

Part of a series on the U.S. job market for international MBAs

 

International MBA Students & The H-1B

 

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