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The Build Fellowship by Open Avenues is a nationwide, cap-exempt H-1B visa fellowship offered to foreign nationals who qualify for an H-1B visa in the United States. Fellows obtain a cap-exempt H-1B visa with a Build Fellowship non-profit partner, for whom they are employed 5 or more hours per week and provide mission-advancing work through The Build Fellowship’s programming.
Build Fellows contribute to the social and economic success of the U.S. by working with non-profit partners across the country to offer best-in-class research, published content, 1-on-1 instructional sessions, and guidance to students and the public at large, covering critical knowledge areas ranging from computer science to molecular biology.
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows companies in the United States to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in specialized fields such as in IT, finance, accounting, architecture, engineering, mathematics, science, medicine, etc. It is one of the most common visa types for foreign workers in the U.S. due to its applicability to a wide range of professional occupations.
The cap-exempt H-1B visa category allows certain U.S. employers to sponsor foreign nationals for H-1B visas without being subject to the annual H-1B numerical limitations, commonly known as the "H-1B cap." Unlike the regular H-1B category, which is limited by an annual quota set by the U.S. government, the cap-exempt category does not have a numerical limit and can accept applications year-round.