https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/01/h1-b-lottery-changes-in-2018-masters-candidates-more-inspections.html > Vraj Parikh started coding when he was 8 years old. He's been coding ever since, with his passion for computer programming bringing him to the United States, where he received a master's in computer science from Indiana University. After a stint at a company in Boston, Parikh now works as a software engineer at PayPal. > "America has always been a land of opportunities for me," Parikh says, sitting in his San Jose, California, apartment he shares with his wife.