Answer: Approximately 54% of all H-1B petitions approved in 2008 under the H-1B program were for workers born in India (workers from China, Canada, Philippines, Korea, and the United Kingdom were the next largest users of the H-1B category). Two-thirds of the H-1B petitions approved under the H-1B program in 2008 were for workers between the ages of 25 and 34, (the next largest segment were workers between the ages of 35 and 39).

Answer: Aliens seeking to perform services in a specialty occupation must establish that they have the qualifications to undertake the services required for that specialty occupation under the H-1B program at a minimum, an alien in a specialty occupation must document that they has full state licensure to practice in the occupation.