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H-1B Cap Hit for Fiscal Year 2013

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Written by Marisa Howe and Bethany Mandell On June 12, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that as of June 11, 2012, a sufficient number of H-1B petitions had been received to fill the statutory cap of 65,000 for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY 2013). USCIS also announced that the cap of 20,000 additional H-1B… Continue Reading

Immigration Alert: H-1B Cap Update for FY 2013

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The annual supply of H-1B visas for the next fiscal year is almost exhausted. As of May 25, 2012, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reported that 48,400 H-1B petitions against the FY 2013 annual cap of 65,000 H-1B visas had been received. Additionally, USCIS has received 17,500 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of… Continue Reading