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On April 10, 2019, United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) received sufficient H-1B petitions to meet the 20,000 H-1B visa quota for U.S. advanced degree holders (or "master's cap")
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On April 10, 2019, United States Citizenship & Immigration
Services (USCIS) received sufficient H-1B petitions to meet the
20,000 H-1B visa quota for U.S. advanced degree holders (or
"master's cap") for Fiscal Year 2020, which begins on
October 1, 2019. USCIS confirmed receipt of 201,011 H-1B petitions
during the filing period (up from 190,098 in FY 2019), resulting in
a 42% chance of selection overall, with slightly higher
mathematical odds for U.S. advanced degree holders. Previously, on
April 5, 2019, USCIS
announced that it had received sufficient H-1B petitions to
meet the regular H-1B cap. This completes USCIS' H-1B petition
selection process for FY 2020.
USCIS has already started issuing receipts for selected
petitions. However, adjudications are not anticipated until mid-May
2019 for change of status petitions filed via premium processing,
and likely later for those filed without premium processing
Seyfarth Shaw will continue to monitor correspondence for all
petitions filed by the Firm and will notify clients
accordingly.
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