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United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the cap for H-1B petitions (65,000) has been met for FY 2011. Accordingly, USCIS will not consider petitions received after January 26, 2011. However, the agency will continue to accept and process petitions filed to:
- extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the United States;
- change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;
- allow current H-1B workers to change employers; and
- allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position.
As previously noted, the 20,000 petition cap for H-1B Master’s Exemption visas was reached on January 7.
USCIS will continue to receive and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the caps.
April 1, 2011 is the first day that petitions may be received for FY 2012 with an October 1, 2011 start date.