Quiz: How well do you know these H-1B visa terms?

10 Apr 2019

With the H-1B lottery window open, now’s the perfect time to test your terminology.

If you’re concerned about the likelihood of acquiring this visa in the face of current political matters, this article provides some useful tips on increasing your chances.

But if you’re already aware of the process and you want to do a quick renewal of knowledge before applying, take the quiz below and enhance your H-1B mastery.

What is a H1-B Visa?

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The H1B visa is a study-based, non-immigrant visa for temporary workers in the US.

The H1B visa is an employment-based, non-immigrant visa for temporary workers in the US.

The H1B visa is a study-based, non-immigrant visa for permanent workers in the US.

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What is a Green Card?

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The unofficial name for the permit allowing immigrants to permanently live and work in the United States of America.

The unofficial name for the permit allowing immigrants to temporarily live and work in the United States of America.

The unofficial name for the permit allowing immigrants to live and work in the United States of America for three months.

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What is the H1-B lottery?

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A hand-picked selection process for H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated cap.

A computer-generated random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated cap.

A biased process to select preferred H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated cap.

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What is the US Citizenship and Immigration Service? (USCIS)

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The federal agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States.

A private non-government agency that advises about lawful immigration in the United States.

A charitable organisation that teaches immigrants about the steps they need to take for a Green Card in the United States.

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What is the Labor Condition Application (LCA) form?

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A form that students must complete to study in the US.

A form that international employers in the US must fill out in order to hire H1-B applicants.

A form that employers must file on behalf of employees applying for a non-immigrant H-1B.

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What is premium processing?

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Premium processing is an optional service provided by the USCIS that allows most visas and green cards using the I-129 and I-140 petitions to have their processing times expedited from a six month average to just 15 calendar days.

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How well do you know these H-1B visa terms?

Better luck next time!