On April 9, 2009, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) provided an updated H-1B cap count for petitions filed in the fiscal year 2010 program. USCIS said that it has received approximately 42,000 H-1B petitions counting toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. Additionally, it has received approximately 20,000 petitions for aliens with advanced degrees; however, USCIS will continue to accept advanced degree petitions since not all petitions received are approvable. As stated in our last article on the H-1B program, USCIS continues to accept H-1B petitions for the regular cap as well. We will provide more information at www.bashyamspiro.com as it becomes available.
On April 9, 2009, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) provided an updated H-1B cap count for petitions filed in the fiscal year 2010 program. USCIS said that it has received approximately 42,000 H-1B petitions counting toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. Additionally, it has received approximately 20,000 petitions for aliens with advanced degrees; however, USCIS will continue to accept advanced degree petitions since not all petitions received are approvable. As stated in our last article on the H-1B program, USCIS continues to accept H-1B petitions for the regular cap as well. We will provide more information at www.bashyamspiro.com as it becomes available.