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USCIS to Begin processing h-1b premium processing cases on april 28, 2014

4/2/2014

The USCIS has announced that the filing period for H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year (FY) 2015 numerical cap begins on April 1, 2014. The USCIS will start premium processing of cap-subject H-1B petitions, including petitions seeking an exemption for individuals with a U.S. master’s degree or higher, no later than April 28. This date is based on past levels of premium processing requests and the possibility that the cap will be met in the first five business days of the filing season.

For more information on how Premium Processing can be beneficial for your case, please feel free to contact us via email or phone.

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USCIS H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2014

4/8/2013

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For the first time since 2008, the USCIS has reached its statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year 2014, within the first week of the filing period. A sure sign that the economy has picked up, the H-1B cap has thousands of immigrant workers wondering where they stand in the system.

As of today, the USCIS released their official number of having received 124,000 H-1B cases for consideration. On Monday, April 7th, the USCIS began implementing a lottery system where all petitions received between April 1 - April 5, 2013, were entered into a computer generated lottery system and randomly picked to meet the 65,000 cap for regular cases and 20,000 cap for the advanced degree exemption.

On April 15, 2013, the USCIS will begin entering data for those cases that have requested the premium processing service.

If you are worried about how this will affect your current immigration status, please contact an attorney to discuss your options.

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USCIS to Begin processing h-1b premium processing cases on april 28, 2014

USCIS H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2014

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