A software engineer in the United States earns between $110,000 and $150,000 annually while the same role in India pays between $7,000 and $14,000. The H-1B system is failing international studentsThe report details the compounding disadvantages facing international students who depend on the H-1B pathway. Why EB-5 for international students changes the equationThe report presents EB-5 for international students as the most direct alternative to the instability of the H-1B pathway. The full lifetime cost analysis comparing H-1B and EB-5 pathways for Indian and Chinese international students is available at studenteb5.com/research/comparisons/h1b-vs-eb5-lifetime-cost-indian-chinese-students . About StudentEB5StudentEB5 helps international students, H-1B professionals, and globally mobile individuals understand the EB-5 investment program and explore pathways to U.S. permanent residency.