US Citizenship & Immigration Services (“USCIS”) just announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 H-1B cap will begin at 12pm ET on March 1, 2023, and run through 12pm ET on March 17, 2023. During this registration period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to submit their H-1B registrations using their myUSCIS online account and pay the required $10 fee for each registration submitted on behalf of each beneficiary. Registrants will be able to create new accounts beginning at noon EST on February 21, 2023.
Read moreUSCIS Reached H-1B Visa Cap for FY2022
As we start the processing for the new US Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) fiscal year (“FY 2023”), US Citizen and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has confirmed that it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the H-1B cap limit for fiscal year 2022 (“FY 2022”). This applies to both the 65,000 regular H-1B cap limit as well as the 20,000 advanced degree (masters) cap exemptions. FY2022 runs from Oct. 1, 2021 and ends Sept. 30, 2022. USCIS conducted three rounds of selections from the registrations submitted in March 2021 to reach the FY2022 annual limit and the Service has “completed sending non-selection notifications to registrants’ online accounts.”
Read moreUSCIS: Delayed Data Entry and Receipt Notice Generation for FY 2021 H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this week that petitioners should expect a delay in data entry and receipt notice generation for fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap-subject petitions until at least May 1, 2020, because of delays related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. From the first day of filing, April 1, 2020, USCIS has not been able to immediately enter data for FY 2021 cap-subject petitions due to required health and safety protocols related to COVID-19. The agency states that data entry and notice generation will be delayed until at least May 1, 2020.
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