Immigration
Hangout Supporting the March for Innovation- Immigration Reform
Possible H-1B Filing Mechanics Under The Gang of Eight’s New Immigration Reform Bill (S. 744)
H-2B Visa Cap Count Update as of April 26, 2013
As of March 31, 2013, USCIS has receipted filings on behalf of 44,263 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for First Half of FY-2013. This count includes 44,089 approved and 174 pending petitions. As of April 26, 2013, tor the Second Half of the FY 2013 Fiscal Year, USCIS has receipted filings on behalf of 21,769 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount. This count includes 14,891 approved and 6,878 pending petitions.
H-1B Cap Lottery: What are the odds of being selected?
If you are a normal H-1B Cap Applicant, you therefore have a 59.9% chance of being selected in this year s FY-2014 H-1B Lottery. If you and your employer are in the unlucky 40.1% who do not receive a Cap Number, absent immigration reform, you will have to wait until April 1, 2014 to reapply for the H-1B visa.