USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2020!

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have announced that they reached the H-1B cap of 65,000 for fiscal year (FY) 2020. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). USCIS will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not prohibited multiple filings. Remember, USCIS will continue to accept and process H-1B petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap. USCIS noted that they received 201,011 H-1B petitions during the FY 2020 filing period!

 

For more information please read the USCIS news alert, “USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2020 and Reaches the Advanced Degree Exemption Cap“.

 

 

Source of Information:

USCIS (USCIS.gov), 4/11/19, News Alert:
USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2020 and Reaches the Advanced Degree Exemption Cap

 

Related Link:

• H-1B Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Cap Season
• H-1B Specialty Occupations