米国のH-1Bビザ抽選申請が40%減少。 40% drop in US H-1B visa lottery applications.

詐欺や不正使用防止策により、米国のH-1Bビザ抽選申請が40%減少。米国市民権・移民局（USCIS）は、求人数に関係なく、従業員1人につき抽選に参加する機会が1回あると発表した。 40% drop in US H-1B visa lottery applications due to measures against fraud and abuse; US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated that each employee now has one opportunity to enter the lottery, regardless of the number of job offers. この減少は、従業員や採用候補者が抽選に当選する確率が低かった以前の制度に対する大手テクノロジー企業の懸念を受けてのものだ。 The drop follows major technology companies' concerns about the previous system, which left their employees and prospective hires with slimmer chances of winning the random lottery.