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USCIS Reaches FY2020 H-1B…

USCIS Reaches FY2020 H-1B Master's Cap

April 17th, 2019
Posted By
Heather Sivaraman
On April 5, 2019, USCIS announced that they had reached the 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for FY2020. On April 10, 2019, they reached the 20,000 H-1B advanced degree exemption, or master’s cap. USCIS received 201,011 H-1B petitions during the fi… Read More
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Categories: H-1B
Tags: advanced degree exemption, H-1B, masters cap

H-1B Cap Random Selection for FY2018

April 20th, 2017
Posted By
Heather Sivaraman
According to the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), USCIS received approximately 199,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period for fiscal year 2018. The filing period began on April 3, 2017, and on April 7, 2017, USCIS announced that… Read More
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Categories: H-1B, Immigration News
Tags: advanced degree, attorney, cap, employment, h1b, immigrant, immigration, lottery, masters cap, random selection, visa lottery