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May 28, 2010
  • FY 2011 H-1B Cap Count as of May 25, 2010
  • Update on Arizona SB 1070
  • USCIS Issues Revised EAD
  • USCIS Directs More Applications to Lockbox
  • Department of State Raises Visa Application Fees

1. FY2011 H-1B Cap Count as of May 25, 2010 USCIS has announced that, as of May 25, 2010, it had received approximately 19,600 cap-subject H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year 2011. Further, it had only received approximately 8,200 H-1B petitions that count against the H-1B Advanced Degree cap. At this rate, it will be a matter of months before filings come close to the annual cap of 65,000 for regular H-1Bs and 20,000 for advanced degree cases. Read more »

April 30, 2010
  • FY 2011 H-1B Cap Update - H-1B Filings Off to Slow Start Again
  • Update on the Controversial New Arizona Law
  • USCIS Issues Revised FAQs Regarding E-Verify
  • CBP Issues Advisory on How To Record Departure

1. FY2011 H-1B Cap Update - H-1B Filings Off to Slow Start On April 1, 2010, USCIS began accepting new H-1B petitions for Fiscal Year 2011 (with a start date of October 1, 2010). The statutory cap on new H-1Bs is 65,000 per year. Read more »

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