Waiting to work: employment among dependent spouses of H-1B visa holders in the U.S

Madeline Zavodny

Applied Economics Letters, 2024, vol. 31, issue 11, 984-987

Abstract: In 2015, the Obama administration eased the rules regarding employment for accompanying spouses of some temporary foreign workers who hold an H-1B visa. The policy change allowed some spouses of H-1B visa holders who were in the queue for a permanent resident visa to work. This study uses data from the National Survey of College Graduates to examine the impact of the policy change on employment rates among dependent spouses of temporary visa holders. The results indicate that the policy change increased their employment rate substantially.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2022.2159006

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