H-1B cap reached for FY2013
USCIS announces that the annual limit for H-1B filings was reached as of 6/11/12. Any cap-subject applications received after that date will be rejected.
AILA Infonet Doc. No. 12061242 (posted June 12, 2012).
Cap-Subject H-1B Filing Pace Accelerates
As any AILA member who files H-1Bs can tell you, the pace of filing cap-subject petitions increases as USCIS closes in on reaching the cap. The week of May 7, it was receiving an average of 840 per day . The next week it was 1060, the next week 1280, and the week of May 28 it was 1800 per day.
As of June 1, USCIS reported that 55,600 non-advanced degree cap-subject filings had been received. So, if the most recent week’s “burn rate” continued, USCIS would reach 65,000 by early next week.
However, it is not that simple. Each year, USCIS accepts more than the 65,000 before it starts rejecting petitions, since it must account for a certain percentage of withdrawals and denials. However, the agency has stopped publishing what that number (previously known as the target number) is, so the actual number it will receive before the gate comes down is unknown.
AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12060551 (posted Jun. 5, 2012)
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USCIS updated its count of FY2013 cap-subject H-1B petitions & advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 5/18/12, nearly 42,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 16,000 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.
AILA Infonet Doc. No. 12040939 (posted May 18, 2012)
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USCIS updated its count of FY2013 cap-subject H-1B petitions & advanced degree cap-exempt petitions receipted. As of 4/20/12, nearly 25,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 10,900 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.
AILA Infonet Doc. No. 12040939 (posted April 24, 2012)
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As of April 13, 2012, approximately 20,600 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS has receipted 9,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees.
AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 12040939 (posted Apr. 19, 2012)
