U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it conducted the H-1B visa lottery earlier today. The agency announced last week that it had received enough H-1B petitions to reach the 65,000 visa statutory cap, as well as the 20,0000 visa advanced degree cap for FY2016. USCIS received about 233,000 H-1B petitions during this […]
USCIS Confirms H-1B Cap Was Met
USCIS confirmed earlier today in a news release that it has reached the congressionally mandated cap for H-1B visas for FY 2016. This means that since April 1, 2015, USCIS has received 65,000 or more H-1B petitions, as well as 20,000 or more H-1B petitions from foreign professionals with graduate degrees from U.S. universities. This […]
My H-1B petition wasn’t picked. Now what?
The 2015 H-1B cap season is almost over. Today practitioners nationwide will rush to the FedEx drop off locations to file tens of thousands of H-1B cases. In a few short weeks, you will know whether you are among the lucky 65,000 that got picked in the lottery. If you happen to be among the […]
New Checklist for H-1B Filings
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a news release today with a lot of good reminders regarding the H-1B petition deadline and process. There are a couple new nuggets of information, however. First, USCIS is adjusting its premium process practices in anticipation that the cap will be reached in the first five business […]
Reminder: The H-1B Visa Lottery Deadline
In each of the past two years, the number of H-1B visa petitions received by USCIS that are subject to the cap has exceeded the cap on the first eligible day for filing: April 1st. This was true for both bachelor’s degree and master’s degree H-1B petitions. We are now less than a month away. […]