How long does it take to get an employment visa in usa?
You can use these pages to see processing times for some applications for employment visas:
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/wait/tempvisitors_wait.php
Generally one needs to apply for employment visa by April 1st. It would take anywhere between 2-3 months for the petition to approved.
The employment visa (h1) will become active from 1st of october of the same year.
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