USCIS Received 13,500 H-1B Petitions in One Week, Continues to Accept H-1B Petitions for FY 2011

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that it continues to accept H-1B visa petitions subject to the Fiscal Year 2011 (FY 2011) cap. USCIS will monitor the number of petitions received for both the 65,000 general cap and the 20,000 U.S. master’s degree or higher educational exemption.

USCIS has received approximately 13,500 H-1B petitions counting toward the 65,000 cap and approximately 5,600 petitions for individuals with advanced degrees Fiscal Year 2011 (FY 2011) cap.

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[posted by Maria Rohani]