| H-1B update for those with U.S. master's degree |
| published 27 July 2006 |
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On July 27, 2006, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) announced that as of July 25, 2006, they had received
18,932 H-1B petitions eligible for the 20,000 H-1B petitions
for Fiscal Year 2007 that are reserved for individuals who hold
Masters degrees (or other advanced degrees) from a U.S.
university or college. USCIS further reports that in addition to
these H-1B petitions that have been issued receipts, as of July
25, 2006, USCIS had approximately 645 H-1B petitions
requesting the advanced degree exception awaiting data entry,
bringing the true cap count to approximately 19,577. This
means that approximately 400 H-1Bs remain available under
the advanced degree exception. You can view the cap count here:
http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/tempbenefits/cap.htm. Based on these figures, USCIS received approximately 835 petitions in the course of two business days. There will likely be no advance notice when the advanced degree H-1B cap is reached. If you believe that you have any employees or would-be employees who qualify for the H-1B advanced degree exemption for FY2007, please contact our office immediately. Once this fiscal year's H-1B cap is reached, new H-1B petitions will not be accepted by the USCIS until April 1, 2007, and the earliest start date that will be available on those petitions will be October 1, 2007. |
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