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Friday, April 9, 2010

Fiscal Year 2011 H-1B Cap Not Yet Reached



USCIS announced yesterday that it has not reached its 2011 fiscal year H-1B general cap of 65,000 and U.S. master's degree or higher educational exemption cap of 20,000. To date USCIS has received approximately 13,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 H-1B cap and 5,600 petitions for individuals with advanced degrees.

Employers who want to employ foreign workers for specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in fields, such as, but not limited to scientists, engineers, or computer programmers should contact wwww.aislaw.com or 1-800-509-5901 as soon as possible so that we can ensure timely filing of your application toward the cap.

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