The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7, 2016, that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap. Over 236,000 H-1B petitions were received during the filing period, which began April 1, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process, or lottery, to select enough petitions to meet the 65,000 general-category cap and the 20,000 cap under the advanced degree exemption. All unselected petitions will be rejected and returned with their filing fees, unless the petition is found to be a duplicate filing.
On March 16, 2016, USCIS will begin premium processing for H-1B cap cases no later than May 16, 2016. Petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap will continue to be accepted and processed. Also, petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap will not be counted towards the congressionally mandated FY 2017 H-1B cap. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions filed to:
For more information about the H-1B program, the random selection process, or alternatives to H-1B ‘capped’ visas, please call Heller Immigration Law Group at 650-424-1900. __________________________________________ Paul M. Heller, Esq. (Founder/Principal) Heller Immigration Law Group – 25+ years Telephone: 650.424.1900; Direct: 650.424.1902 [email protected]; [email protected]
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