USCIS announced today, July 14, 2015, that it completed the return of  rejected fiscal year 2016 H-1B cap-subject petitions.

It was previously announced on May 4, 2015, that USCIS completed data entry of all selected cap-subject petitions.

USCIS advised that all returned cap petitions should be received by July 20, 2015.

USCIS will not accept new cap-subject H-1B petitions until April 1, 2016 for start dates of October 1, 2016 or later.

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