{"590036":{"#nid":"590036","#data":{"type":"news","title":"USCIS Reaches FY 2018 H-1B Cap","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWASHINGTON -\u0026nbsp;U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the congressionally mandated 65,000 visa H-1B cap for fiscal year 2018. USCIS has also received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the 20,000 visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the master\u0026rsquo;s cap.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe agency will reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions that are not duplicate filings.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUSCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap.\u0026nbsp; However, please keep in mind USCIS \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click\u0026amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwNDA3LjcyMDY2MDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDQwNy43MjA2NjA2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDA0NTgwJmVtYWlsaWQ9a2F0aWUudHVkaW5pQG9pZS5nYXRlY2guZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1rYXRpZS50dWRpbmlAb2llLmdhdGVjaC5lZHUmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;100\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/news\/alerts\/uscis-will-temporarily-suspend-premium-processing-all-h-1b-petitions\u0022\u003Esuspended premium processing\u003C\/a\u003E April 3 for up to six months for all H-1B petitions, including cap-exempt petitions. Petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap, and who still retain their cap number, will also not be counted toward the congressionally mandated FY 2018 H-1B cap. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions filed to:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EExtend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the United States;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EChange the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAllow current H-1B workers to change employers; and\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAllow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EU.S. businesses use the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click\u0026amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwNDA3LjcyMDY2MDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDQwNy43MjA2NjA2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDA0NTgwJmVtYWlsaWQ9a2F0aWUudHVkaW5pQG9pZS5nYXRlY2guZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1rYXRpZS50dWRpbmlAb2llLmdhdGVjaC5lZHUmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;101\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/working-united-states\/temporary-workers\/h-1b-specialty-occupations-dod-cooperative-research-and-development-project-workers-and-fashion-models\u0022\u003EH-1B program\u003C\/a\u003E to employ foreign workers in occupations that require specialized knowledge.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWe encourage H-1B applicants to subscribe to the H-1B Cap Season email updates located on the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click\u0026amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwNDA3LjcyMDY2MDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDQwNy43MjA2NjA2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDA0NTgwJmVtYWlsaWQ9a2F0aWUudHVkaW5pQG9pZS5nYXRlY2guZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1rYXRpZS50dWRpbmlAb2llLmdhdGVjaC5lZHUmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;102\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/working-united-states\/temporary-workers\/h-1b-specialty-occupations-and-fashion-models\/h-1b-fiscal-year-fy-2016-cap-season\u0022\u003EH-1B Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Cap Season\u003C\/a\u003E Web page.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click\u0026amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwNDA3LjcyMDY2MDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDQwNy43MjA2NjA2MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDA0NTgwJmVtYWlsaWQ9a2F0aWUudHVkaW5pQG9pZS5nYXRlY2guZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1rYXRpZS50dWRpbmlAb2llLmdhdGVjaC5lZHUmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;103\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/\u0022\u003Ewww.uscis.gov\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the congressionally mandated 65,000 visa H-1B cap for fiscal year 2018. 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