Happy New Year and Happy H-1B Cap Season!
Now is the time for US employers to prepare for registration in the H-1B Cap Lottery.
Readers may recall that H-1B Temporary
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FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration Dates Announced
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
As anxiously awaited, USCIS has announced the initial FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration dates. Employer Electronic Registration will open on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 12:00 noon Eastern Time and continue …
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USCIS to Delay Effective Date of H-1B Selection Process Changes
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USCIS just announced that it will be publishing a notice in the Federal Register to delay implementation of changes to the H-1B Selection Final Rule until December 31, 2021. …
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Prepare for H-1B Cap Season with our Podcast
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At the time of this posting (February 3, 2021), we continue to await the final H-1B Cap…
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Get Ready for H-1B Cap Season, With or Without Changes
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
Following up on its November announcement, last week USCIS issued a Final Rule to change the way cap-subject H-1B petitions are selected.
The Final Rule (which is unchanged from the…
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Selection in the H-1B Cap Lottery if the Proposed New Process Takes Effect?
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
On November 2, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announcing its plan to drastically change the way USCIS selects the H-1B Cap registrations…
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FY2021 H-1B Cap Electronic Registration Now Open
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
Ready or not, it’s time to electronically register for the upcoming H-1B Cap Lottery.
The registration period began at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on Sunday, March 1, 2020 and will…
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USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2017
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On April 7, 2016, USCIS announced that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2017. USCIS has also received…
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FY 2016 H-1B Cap Reached as of April 7, 2015
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
The H-1B cap for Fiscal Year 2016 (FY 2016) has been reached. The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) made the announcement today. (http://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/uscis-reaches-fy-2016-h-1b-cap)
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