Beneficiary

<p>In an H-1B petition, the foreign professional is the <b>beneficiary</b> of the petition. The U.S. employer is the petitioner.</p><p>This terminology is used throughout immigration forms – it underscores that the process is a benefit being conferred. In H-1B context, the beneficiary's qualifications and details are assessed to see if they benefit from the H-1B classification.</p><p>A single petition has one beneficiary (except rare cases like H-2A multiple workers on one petition, but not relevant to H-1B).</p>