Apr 08, 2008
USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap for FY2009 

In an announcement made earlier today, USCIS has informed the public that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap of 65,000 H-1B visas for Fiscal Year 2009. In addition, USCIS has received more than the 20,000 advanced degree exemption cap visas for individuals with masters’ or higher degrees from U.S. institutions. USCIS will first complete the initial data entry of all H-1B petitions received between April 1 and April 7; the governmental organization will then begin the random selection process. At the current moment, USCIS is not sure on which specific day the random selection process will begin. Note that all petitions that are rejected will be returned to the applicants along with their filing fees.