U.S. Alerts

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 also not be counted towards the congressionally mandated FY 2018 H-1B cap. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions filed to: Extend

USCIS announced that starting on April 3, 2017, they will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions. This suspension may last up to 6 months.[1]  Currently, under regular processing, it can take six months or longer for an application to be reviewed. The Premium Processing Service provides expedited processing for certain employment-based petitions and

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 7, 2017, that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2018. USCIS has also received more than the limit of 20,000 H-1B petitions filed under the advanced degree exemption, also known as the master’s cap.[1] U.S.