Wow... H-1B Cap STILL Not Met
May 5th 2009, 6:19 pm
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Wow... H-1B Cap STILL Not Met
H-1B CAP NOT MET AS OF MAY 5, 2009
USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2010 H-1B Petitions
Should USCIS receive the necessary number of petitions to meet the respective caps, it will issue an update to advise the public that, as of a certain date (the "final receipt date"), the respective FY 2010 H-1B caps have been met. The final receipt date will be based on the date USCIS physically receives the petition, not the date that the petition is postmarked. The date or dates USCIS informs the public that the respective caps have been reached may differ from the actual final receipt date.
To ensure a fair system, USCIS may randomly select the number of petitions required to reach the numerical limit from the petitions received as of the final receipt date. USCIS will reject cap subject petitions that are not selected, as well as those received after the final receipt date.
For cases filed for premium processing during the initial five-day filing window, the 15-day premium processing period began April 7. For cases filed for premium processing after the filing window, the premium processing period begins on the date USCIS takes physical possession of the petition.
Note from Susan: H-1B petitions received from April 1 through May 5, 2009 are considered received for processing and only those petitions received on the last day of acceptance (tbd) may be subject to an H-1B Lottery. Also, since the Master's #s have been used up, all Master's H-1Bs will now go into the general pool of 20,000 remaining H-1B slots.
USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2010 H-1B Petitions
Should USCIS receive the necessary number of petitions to meet the respective caps, it will issue an update to advise the public that, as of a certain date (the "final receipt date"), the respective FY 2010 H-1B caps have been met. The final receipt date will be based on the date USCIS physically receives the petition, not the date that the petition is postmarked. The date or dates USCIS informs the public that the respective caps have been reached may differ from the actual final receipt date.
To ensure a fair system, USCIS may randomly select the number of petitions required to reach the numerical limit from the petitions received as of the final receipt date. USCIS will reject cap subject petitions that are not selected, as well as those received after the final receipt date.
For cases filed for premium processing during the initial five-day filing window, the 15-day premium processing period began April 7. For cases filed for premium processing after the filing window, the premium processing period begins on the date USCIS takes physical possession of the petition.
Note from Susan: H-1B petitions received from April 1 through May 5, 2009 are considered received for processing and only those petitions received on the last day of acceptance (tbd) may be subject to an H-1B Lottery. Also, since the Master's #s have been used up, all Master's H-1Bs will now go into the general pool of 20,000 remaining H-1B slots.
May 26th 2009, 10:57 pm
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Re: Wow... H-1B Cap STILL Not Met
Update from USCIS today.
As of May 22, 2009, approximately 45,700 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed.
USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.
As of May 22, 2009, approximately 45,700 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed.
USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.
