USCIS Reaches FY 2009 H-1B Cap

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The U.S.C.I.S. has released an interim final rule extending the period of Optional Practical Training (OPT) for qualified F-1 non-immigrant students
USCIS Runs Random Selection Process for H-1B Petitions

H1B Lottery Held April 14, 2008

Petitioners whose properly filed petitions have been selected for full adjudication should receive areceipt notice dated no later than June 2, 2008. USCIS will return unselected petitions with thefee(s) to petitioners or their authorized representatives.

USCIS has "wait-listed" some H-1B petitions, meaning they may possibly replace petitions chosen to receive an FY-2009 cap number, but are subsequently denied, withdrawn, or otherwise found ineligible. USCIS will send a letter to the wait list petitioners to inform them of their status.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year 2009. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the "advanced degree" exemption. USCIS will carry out the computer-generated random selection process for all cap-subject petitions received. USCIS will select the number of petitions needed to meet the caps of 65,000 for the general category and 20,000 under the "advanced degree" exemption limit.

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