Interesting Statistics on the Computer Industry related H1Bs for 2000: Country Total H1Bs Approved % of Total H1Bs Approved India 7,619 64.9% China 3,438 8.08% Philippines 960 2.25% Canada 864 2.03% Pakistan 814 1.9% Source: [http://www.murthy.com/news/UDtechi.html] I always wondered how so many Indians were getting H1-B jobs during the dry period. Sometimes I used to wonder and say to myself, maybe these guys from India are brillant. Most of us Nepali brothers & sisters spend a lot of money & effort and graduate with a IT related degree and it's so difficult to find a job. Some say, you need to be at the right place at the right time. I wonder if a lot of Indians who came to USA got their H1-B visa with these kind of tricks. No wonder each year the H1-B visa quota gets eaten up in a flash.....and who's gets the lion's share? Are Indians so smart people? Maybe they are, because they sure know how to see loop holes in the system & play with the system. One thing for sure, how long?