August 8, 2005

H-1B Cap Expected to Be Completely Used Soon - Room Under Advanced Degree Caps Exists

Regular Cap

As of August 4, USCIS has indicated that 51,939 cases have been counted against the 65,000 standard H-1B cap for FY 2006. Of this 65,000, 6800 slots are set aside for use under the Chile and Singapore Free Trade Agreements, which leaves 58,200.

Advanced Degree Cap

The new 20,000 visa cap exemption for those holding advanced degrees from U.S. universities has significant room left for both FY2005 and FY2006. 10,379 have been counted against the FY2005 cap, and 8212 have been counted against the FY2006 cap.

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REGULAR CAP FILINGS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU DO NOT HOLD AN ADVANCED DEGREE FROM A US UNIVERSITY, YOU MAY BE CAPPED OUT WITHIN TWO WEEKS. A CASE WILL BE CONSIDERED AS COUNTED AGAINST THE CAP, ON THE DATE THAT IT IS RECEIVED BY THE US CIS.

PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FILE, AS WE ARE ABLE TO SEND CASES FOR FILING TO THE USCIS ON THE SAME DAY THAT WE RECEIVE THE INFORMATION. ALSO, AND FOR OUR CLIENTS, YOU MAY WANT TO FAX, SCAN AND/OR UTILIZE FTP TO TRANSFER DOCUMENTS TO US QUICKLY.

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