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[anacleto85]

USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2010 H-1B Petitions


WASHINGTON – April 8, 2009, USCIS announced it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant visa petitions subject to the fiscal year 2010 (FY 2010) cap. USCIS will continue to monitor the number of H-1B petitions received for both the 65,000 regular cap and the 20,000 U.S. master’s degree or higher educational exemption cap.
Should USCIS receive the necessary number of petitions to meet the respective caps, it will issue an update to advise the public that, as of a certain date (the “final receipt date”), the respective FY 2010 H-1B caps have been met. The final receipt date will be based on the date USCIS physically receives the petition, not the date that the petition is postmarked. The date or dates USCIS informs the public that the respective caps have been reached may differ from the actual final receipt date.
To ensure a fair system, USCIS may randomly select the number of petitions required to reach the numerical limit from the petitions received as of the final receipt date. USCIS will reject cap subject petitions that are not selected, as well as those received after the final receipt date.
Petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers, who have been counted previously against the cap, will not count toward the congressionally mandated FY 2010 H-1B cap.
Therefore, USCIS will continue to 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.
• Allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position.

H-1B in General - U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in fields, such as scientists, engineers, or computer programmers


from USCIS Continues to Accept FY 2010 H-1B Petitions

[anacleto85]

The visa cap for FY 2010 has not been reached during the first days of April... our visa petitions are going to be processed!!!!

[Nunaya]

Interpretation and implications pls..
Sounds more like it.....

Best of luck to all

[c12]

This is really good news for all of us! I had so many sleepless nights just thinking of that cap. I've been so anxious these past few days.. I am so sure that all of you are also like that. The predictions are correct.. the 65thou quota was not reached. I am just SO HAPPY! I'll be sleeping 10hours starting now!

[rogapal]

This is a great news for all of us who had sleepless nights waiting for the news from USCIS. God is good!

[Kilode]

This is a great news! The ecomomic melt down is turning to be ecomomic lifting for us!

[cielo azul]

To God be the glory!!!
God Bless us all!!!!

[c12]

God is so good to all of us! Thank you so much for all the blessings!

[winona]

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."

[Ipasstoeflibt]

Wonderful news everyone, God has given us His favor and blessings. God is great!