On April 13, 2020, USCIS issued two new updates in response to the rapidly-changing environment created by COVID-19, which are summarized below:
- Receipt notices for filed H-1B cap cases will
Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H–1B Petitions on Behalf of Cap-Subject Aliens
On Jan. 9, 2020, USCIS posted a Notice in the Federal Register announcing the implementation of the H-1B registration process for H-1B cap-subject petitions. USCIS notes:
The initial H-1B petition
Premium Processing Begins for Remaining H-1B Cap-Subject Petitions on June 10, 2019
Per its announcement on June 7, USCIS started accepting premium processing requests for all remaining FY 2020 cap-subject H-1B petitions on June 10, 2019. This allows petitioners to file
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USCIS Completes Data Entry of Fiscal Year 2020 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions
On May 17, USCIS announced completion of data entry for all fiscal year 2020 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in its computer-generated random selection process. USCIS will now begin returning petitions
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USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY2020 and Reaches the Advanced Degree Exemption Cap
On April 10, 2019, USCIS announced it used a computer-generated random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated regular cap and U.S. advance degree exemption (Master’s
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Phase One of Premium Processing for FY 2020 Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions Begins May 20
On May 20, 2019, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin premium processing for FY 2020 cap-subject H-1B petitions that were filed (1) requesting a change of
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Greenberg Traurig Cap Season 2019
The GT Immigration Team finishes up the FY2020 H-1B Cap cases.
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Key Changes to this Year’s H-1B Cap that You Should Know
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U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting cap-subject H-1B petitions on April 1, 2019, for employment start dates effective Oct. 1, 2019, the start of
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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for all H-1B petitions
Effective immediately, USCIS has resumed premium processing for all H-1B petitions. The resumption applies to new petitions as well as those that are currently pending with USCIS. This means that,
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Travel During H-1B Cap Season- Do’s and Don’ts
H-1B cap season is once again around the corner. On March 29, 2019, hundreds of thousands of H-1B cap petitions will be shipped to USCIS Service Centers in Vermont and
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