FY2012 H-1B Cap Reached

Los Angeles immigration attorneys provide information to clientsUSCIS has announced that the H-1B caps for 2012 fiscal year have been reached as of Tuesday, November 22, 2011.

No new H-1Bs for citizens of countries other than Chile and Singapore can be filed for the 2012 fiscal year. Chile and Singapore have H-1B visas specifically allocated to them per treaties with the US, and some of those visas remain available.

Visas for the 2013 fiscal year, will become available on October 1, 2012, and petitions for them can be filed starting April 1, 2012.

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H-1Bs Filing Period Begins

The H-1B visa filing period for the 2013 Federal fiscal year, which began on October 1, 2012, has begun.

Filing appear to be being received at about twice the level of those received last year. Last year, the H-1B visas were all used by November 22, 2011. That means that, if filings continue at their present pace, H-1B visas will run out before October 1st, and may run out as early as August, 2012.

Employers wishing to file H-1B visas petitions for the 2013 Federal fiscal year need to file their petitions immediately in order to maximize the chances that a visa will be available for their employees.

Counts as of May 11, 2012:
  Cap Subject: 36,700 56.5%
  Adv. Degree: 14,800 74.0%

Our Los Angeles immigration lawyers are available to handle your case.

Call (213) 622-2255 to start your H-1B case now!