For the first time since 2008, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the statutory H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2014 within the first week of the filing period. As background, U.S. companies use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in … Read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today, June 12, 2012, that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2013. Yesterday, June 11, 2012, was the final receipt date for new H-1B specialty occupation petitions requesting an employment start date beginning October … Read more