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The H-1b dependent classification lapsed in 2003, but was reinstated by the “L-1 Visa and H-1b Visa Reform Act” effective in March 2005. Thereafter, employers with percentages of H-1b employees above certain thresholds are deemed H-1b dependent and required to demonstrate efforts to recruit and hire US workers.
