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USCIS Reaches FY 2015 H-1B Cap
Release Date: April 10, 2014
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on
April 7 that it has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to reach
the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2015. USCIS has also
received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the
advanced degree exemption.
USCIS received about 172,500 H-1B petitions during the filing period which
began April 1, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption.
On April 10, 2014, USCIS completed a computer-generated random selection
process, or lottery, to select enough petitions to meet the 65,000 general-
category cap and 20,000 cap under the advanced degree exemption. For cap-
subject petitions not randomly selected, USCIS will reject and return the
petition with filing fees, unless it is found to be a duplicate filing.
The agency conducted the selection process for the advanced degree exemption
first. All advanced degree petitions not selected then became part of the
random selection process for the 65,000 limit.
On March 25, USCIS announced that they would begin premium processing for H-
1B cap cases no later than April 28. For more information on premium
processing for FY 2015 cap-subject petitions, see the related USCIS Alert.
USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise
exempt from the cap. Petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers who
have been counted previously against the cap will not be counted towards the
congressionally mandated FY 2015 H-1B cap. USCIS will continue to accept
and process petitions filed to:
Extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the United
States;
Change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;
Allow current H-1B workers to change employers; and
Allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position.
U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in
occupations that require highly specialized knowledge in fields such as
science, engineering, and computer programming.
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