FACT CHECK: Did Chippendale’s Get A H1-B Visa For a Dancer in Las Vegas?

A post on X implies that the Chippendale’s show in Las Vegas received a H1-B visa for a dancer, proving abuse of the system.

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— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) December 27, 2024

Verdict: False

Chippendale’s applied for the E-3 visa, not an H1-B visa.

Fact Check:

Abuse of the H1-B visa became part of a fervent debate on immigration over Christmas week. Social media took sides as X owner Elon Musk stated his support of immigration that brings highly qualified applicants to technology jobs, while others feel strongly about American workers coming first in the job hunt.

Specifically in target is the H1-B visa, which Musk himself was once a recipient of. The H1-B program is meant to provide a way to provide a way for companies to hire foreign talent to fill positions that require “specialty talent,” which is described as a “body of highly specialized knowledge and the attainment of at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent.” Critics say that the program is being abused, and that it is now simply a way to import cheaper labor.

A post on X is implying that Chippendale’s, an adult oriented nightclub popular in Las Vegas, applied for an H1-B visa to hire a dancer. This is false, however.

Chippendale’s applied for and was granted an E-3 visa, which is different from an H1-B. E-3 visas are only available to Australian nationals, although the visas are functionally very similar.

A representative for Chippendale’s told Reuters that they have never applied for an H1-B visa. The male revue faces tight competition in Las Vegas due to competition from Thunder Down Under, an Australian themed show of the same type.