H-1B classification applies to persons in a specialty occupation which
requires the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly
specialized knowledge requiring completion of a specific course of higher
education. This classification requires a labor attestation issued by
the Secretary of Labor (65,000). This classification also applies to
Government-to-Government research and development, or coproduction projects
administered by the Department of Defense (100)
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