USCIS announced yesterday that it has received a sufficient number of
H-1B petitions to reach the annual cap for Fiscal Year 2011. According
to USCIS, January 26, 2011 is the final receipt day for new H-1B
cap-subject visa petitions in which the requested employment start date
is FY 2011.
USCIS will now apply a computer-generated random selection process to
all petitions subject to the annual cap that were received on January
26. All cap-subject petitions not selected in this random process will
be rejected and the fee will be returned to the petitioner.
USCIS announced in late December that it had received more than 20,000
H-1B petitions eligible for the advanced degree exemption.
The federal agency will continue to accept and process petitions filed
to extend the amount of time a current H-1B visa holder may remain in
the U.S., change the terms of employment for a current H-1B visa
holder, allow a current H-1B visa holder to change employers, and allow
a current H-1B visa holder to work concurrently in a second position.
