Visa Abuse Fallout Hits Foreign MBAs by: Ethan Baron on June 22, 2015 | 7,083 Views June 22, 2015 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit 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 International MBA Students & The H-1B H-1B Visa Cap Making It More Difficult For International MBAs To Land U.S. Jobs Why U.S. Business Schools Want More H-1B Visas How MBA Students Can Navigate The H-1B Visa Maze The H-1B Visa Abuses That Make It Harder For MBAs To Work In The U.S. Tuck MBA Offers Work Visa Advice Previous PagePage 4 of 4 1 2 3 4