H-1B Visas approved by employment type for some countries

This dataset consists of data on H-1B visa approvals for ten major countries. There are two types of employment- Initial and Continuing. Initial employment refers to the petitions filed for new H-1B employment with an employer. Petitions filed for concurrent employment filed for H-1B workers who are planning to work simultaneously for an additional H-1B employer are also counted under initial employment. Continuing employment petitions are those petitions filed seeking extensions, amendments, and sequential employment, for those noncitizens who are already residing in the country. NB: Fiscal year in US is from October to September, Data for Nepal is available only from 2008