Archive for the ‘H-1B Cap’ Category

H-1B Filing Reaches 62,900 on December 11, 2009

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

According to the latest H-1B update issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), approximately 62,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed as of December 11, 2009. USCIS has approved sufficient number of advanced degree petitions to meet the exemption limit of 20,000 this year. However, USCIS will continue ...

Latest on H-1B

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS’) latest update on H-1B reveals that as of October 30, 2009, approximately 53, 800 H-1B cap-subject petitions have been received. The USCIS has approved sufficient number of H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees to meet the exemption of 20,000 from the ...

FY 2010 H-1B Filing Moving by Inches to Reach Statutory Limits

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

The once sought after H-1B category to seek foreign employees seems to have lost its sheen as its filing limps to reach the statutory limit of 65,000.  According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updates, as of June 19, 2009, approximately 44, 500 H-1B cap subject petitions have been ...