U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received a sufficient number of petitions projected as needed to reach the congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap for fiscal year 2020. USCIS will next determine if we have received a sufficient number of petitions to meet the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master\u2019s cap.<\/p>\n
The agency will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not\u00a0prohibited multiple filings.<\/p>\n
USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap. Petitions filed for current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap, and who still retain their cap number, are exempt from the FY 2020 H-1B cap. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions filed to:<\/p>\n
– Extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the United States;<\/p>\n
– Change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;<\/p>\n
– Allow current H-1B workers to change employers; and<\/p>\n
– Allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B positions.<\/p>\n
U.S. businesses use the\u00a0H-1B program\u00a0to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations. (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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