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.
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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