Articles Posted in H-1B Cap

President Obama signed Public Law 111-230 on August 13, which requires an additional $2,000 in filing fees for some H-1B petitions and an additional $2,250 for some L-1A/L-1B petitions. The fees apply to any company that employs over 50 people within the United States, with more than fifty percent of them having either an H-1B or L1 nonimmigrant status.

These petitions must be postmarked after August 14, 2010 and the provision will be effective until September 30, 2014.

USCIS is asking all petitioners to send in the new fee or an explanation as to why the fee does not apply to their company with the petition. If this is not done, USCIS could require a Request for Evidence (RFE).

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap.

As of October 1, 2010, 40,600 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap.

As of October 1, 2010, 14,900 H-1B Masters Degree CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 20,000 cap.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap.

As of September 24, 2010, 39,600 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap.

As of September 24, 2010, 14,400 H-1B Masters Degree CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 20,000 cap.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap.

As of September 17, 2010, 38,300 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap.

As of September 17, 2010, 14,000 H-1B Masters Degree CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 20,000 cap.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap.

As of September 10, 2010, 37,400 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap.

As of September 10, 2010, 13,700 H-1B Masters Degree CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 20,000 cap.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H-1B petitions received and counted towards the 65,000 cap.

As of September 3, 2010, 36,600 H-1B Regular CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 65,000 cap.

As of September 3, 2010, 13,400 H-1B Masters Degree CAP subject non-immigrant visa petitions have been filed with the USCIS towards the 20,000 cap.