TECHNOLOGYAug 13 · 04:04 UTCBUSINESS INSIDERFaye Bradley ([email protected])

I was rejected from the H-1B lottery 3 times. I spent $13,000 to secure another way to stay in the US.

Sohan Sethi was rejected three times in the H-1B lottery before his O-1 visa was approved in June 2026. Born and raised in Mumbai, he completed a bachelor's degree at the University of Mumbai and attended the University of Illinois Chicago to build a career in data analytics.

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