Immigration News & Processing: USCIS Begins Returning Unselected H-1B Cap Petitions for FY 2019

Immigration News & Processing: USCIS Begins Returning Unselected H-1B Cap Petitions for FY 2019 Excerpt: USCIS completed data entry for FY 2019 H-1B Cap Petitions selected in the recent lottery...

USCIS Received 172,500 H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2015 Visa Quotas, and Random Selection Process (Lottery) Completed on April 10, 2014

USCIS Received 172,500 H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2015 Visa Quotas, and Random Selection Process (Lottery) Completed on April 10, 2014 H-1B Annual Work Visa Cap On April 1, 2014, the U.S. Citizenship...

32,500 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 13,700 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 4, 2012)

32,500 H-1B Regular Cap Work Visas, and 13,700 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption Visas Received for FY2013 (May 4, 2012) What is H-1B? H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for positions requiring...

H-1B Cap Work Visa Filing Has Begun and 5,900 H-1B Cap Petitions Received (April 8, 2011)!

H-1B Cap Work Visa Filing Has Begun and 5,900 H-1B Cap Petitions Received (April 8, 2011)! On April 1, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began accepting H-1B nonimmigrant petitions that are subject to the government-mandated annual H-1B cap of 65,000 and the 20,000 U.S. advanced degree cap exemption. The advanced degree exemption applies to an H-1B beneficiary who has successfully obtained a U.S. Master’s...

H-1B Visa Cap for FY2011 Has Been Met!

H-1B petitions are temporary work visas for specialty occupation foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully gone on to apply for and obtaining green card status. On January 27, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received sufficient H-1B cap petitions to meet the statutory cap for the fiscal year (FY) 2011. The final receipt date...

H-1B Visa Cap for FY2011 is Almost Met!

H-1B petitions are extremely useful for many skilled foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Even though H-1B petitions are temporary work visas, many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully moved forward in applying for and obtaining green card status. Potential H-1B candidates who do not make it to the Fiscal Year 2011 H-1B visa quota (October 1, 2010 or later start-date) have the options to have their H-1B cap petitions...

H-1B Work Visa Quota is Almost Met for Fiscal Year 2011!

H-1B petitions are extremely useful for many skilled foreign nationals to live and work in the U.S. Even though H-1B petitions are temporary work visas, many H-1B foreign nationals have successfully moved forward in applying for and obtaining green card status. Potential H-1B candidates who do not make it to the Fiscal Year 2011 H-1B visa quota (October 1, 2010 or later start-date) have the options to have their H-1B cap petitions...