Last year, the annual H-1B visa cap was reached after only five months. One crucial provision of AC21 is portability. But under AC21, an H-1B worker can start a new job as soon as the new employer files the petition. Under the old law, the worker had to wait until the green card was issued, a process that could take up to three years. While these changes make it harder for U.S. employers to retain these newly-mobile workers, they also make it easier for foreign professionals to change jobs, and enable U.S. employers to hire more of them and to bring them on board quickly.
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