USCIS has recently released their weekly update on the number of cap-subject H-1B applications that have been filed for this fiscal year.  As of May 28, 2010 – 20,800 H-1B petitions have been received for the 65,000 cap  and  8,700 H-1B visas have been received for the U.S. Masters cap [...]

April 1st was the first day that cap subject H-1B applications could be filed for the fiscal year starting October 1, 2010. This start date is important because each year the government imposes a cap of 65,000 regular H-1B visas (and 20,000 H-1B Master visas). So far this year, 16,025 H-1B petitions [...]

The annual H-1B season is off to a very slow start as USCIS has indicated that only 9,525 H-1B applications have been received (as of April 5th) for the new H-1B year beginning in October.  6,791 of those applications apply directly towards the main quota amount of 65,000.

The low turnout was to be expected…especially in light [...]

Beginning April 1, 2010, employers can submit an H-1B visa petition for an individual that they want to employ beginning October 1, 2010. Each year, the U.S. government imposes an arbitrary cap on 65,000 H-1B visas. In recent memory, with the exception of last year, the cap has been reached within days of the [...]

The USCIS has announced that the H-1B quota of 65,000 visas has been met for the fiscal year.   Unlike previous years where the quota was met within days of it becoming available, this years quota was not met for nearly [...]

As of December 8, 2009, only 3500 H-1B Visas remain available for this fiscal year.  Each year the government imposes an arbitary quota of 65,000 H-1B visas for the fiscal year.  In the past the 65,000 limit was reached within a few business days of them becoming available (April 1st).  However, with the downturn in the [...]