The US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has just issued a press release containing useful information for companies looking to hire a talented foreign professional worker who requires H-1B sponsorship. Emerging companies often face this challenge, so mark your calendars for April 1, 2015. That's when USCIS will begin accepting petitions subject to the fiscal year 2016 H-1B visa cap.

For more details, I invite you to read another excellent blog post by my colleague Catherine Wadhwani in Pittsburgh, writing for our Immigration View blog. In it, she provides a concise rundown on the latest from USCIS.

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