This year USCIS received total of 190,098 cap subject H-1B work visa petitions for the next fiscal year, FY 2019. The annual quota (cap) was reached on April 6, 2018.
--> 94,213 of the H-1B petitions are for general cap (cap is 65,000).
--> 95,885 of the H-1B petitions are master's cap (cap is 20,000).
It will take several weeks for USCIS to complete the H-1B notification process for cases selected in the lottery. USCIS will mail back rejected petitions, filing fees, etc starting from the end of April till July 2018.
USCIS had warned that the petitioners/employers can't file multiple or duplicative H-1B petitions for the same employee. USCIS will deny or revoke multiple or duplicative petitions filed by an employer (including its related entities) for the same H-1B worker and will not refund the filing fees.
Read here.
--> 94,213 of the H-1B petitions are for general cap (cap is 65,000).
--> 95,885 of the H-1B petitions are master's cap (cap is 20,000).
It will take several weeks for USCIS to complete the H-1B notification process for cases selected in the lottery. USCIS will mail back rejected petitions, filing fees, etc starting from the end of April till July 2018.
USCIS had warned that the petitioners/employers can't file multiple or duplicative H-1B petitions for the same employee. USCIS will deny or revoke multiple or duplicative petitions filed by an employer (including its related entities) for the same H-1B worker and will not refund the filing fees.
Read here.
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