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How much time does it take to get the paperwork in and apply for this for the 1st time by an org? You mention 1 week if it's an experienced org for whom this ain't their 1st rodeo - can you elaborate which parts take the time there?
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The paperwork required to be entered into the lottery is almost trivial - see the step-by-step instructions here. Most orgs will want an immigration lawyer to do it though because while it's an easy first step, it's an easy first step in a long and difficult process. If an org isn't used to handling H-1B cases, I expect the huge hangup will be finding and retaining an immigration lawyer in the first place.
Big fan of OWID!
I liked the example in the article you linked about depression diagnosis - the way that after receiving a diagnosis about major depressive disorder, some number of patients over time no longer have depression, even when they do not receive any treatment. This seems especially true in medicine in general, it was at least true for medieval times where sometimes the best chances someone had for life were if they had the least amount of medical interventions - that is still true to an extent today.
Plus there is an effect that if you for e... (read more)