USCIS Releases Preliminary Number Of FY 2009 H-1B Cap
Filings
WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) today announced a preliminary number of nearly
163,000 H-1B petitions received during the filing
period ending on April 7, 2008. More than 31,200 of
those petitions were for the advanced degree category.
USCIS expects next week it will conduct the
computer-generated random selection process, beginning
with the selection of the 20,000 petitions under the
advanced degree exemption. Those petitions not
selected under the advanced degree category will join
the random selection process for the cap-subject
65,000 limit.
USCIS will reject, and return filing fees for all
cap-subject petitions not randomly selected, unless
found to be a duplicate. USCIS will handle duplicate
filings in accordance with the interim final rule
published on March 24, 2008 in the Federal Register.
USCIS will provide regular updates as the processing
of FY 2009 H-1B cap cases continues.
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