Indians account for 74% of the total H-1B visa applications
Indians were the largest group of H-1B visa applicants for the first nine months of current US financial year with 2.47 lakh applications till June 30, 2017. This accounted for 74% of the total applications collected. China came second with 36,362 applications, their highest ever over past 10 financial years. The third on the list is Canada with 3,551 applications.