H-1B VISA 2017THINGS YOU MUST KNOW

THE H-1B VISA 2017 FILING SEASON

CAME TO A QUICK END!

What Really Happened?

What Are Your Next Steps?

H-1B VISA 2017:

What Really Happened and What Next?

H-1B Cap 2017 Filing period - How long was it?

H-1B Visa 2017 Petitions - How many were filed?

H-1B Lottery 2017 - When was it conducted?

H-1B Petition Is Not Selected - When are you informed?

H-1B Petition Is Not Selected - What next?

H-1B VISA 2017 Filing Period:

How Long Was It?

USCIS began accepting H-1B petitions subject to the

FY 2017 H-1B Cap on April 1, 2016.

The filing period lasted only for the first 5 business

days starting April 1, 2016 as required by law.

On April 7, 2016, USCIS announced that it had

received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to

reach the H-1B Cap 2017.

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H-1B VISA 2017 Petitions:

How Many Were Filed?

USCIS received 236,000 H-1B petitions subject to

the FY 2017 H-1B Cap, during the first 5 days of

the filing period that began April 1.

236,000 included petitions filed for the 20,000

advanced degree (U.S. master’s degree or higher)

exemption.

H-1B Lottery 2017 :

When Was It Conducted?

USCIS completed a computer-generated random

selection process, or the H-1B lottery, on April 9th

to meet the regular cap and the master’s cap.

USCIS conducted the selection process for the

advanced degree exemption first.

All advanced degree petitions that were not selected

became part of the random selection process for

the 65,000 regular cap limit.

H-1B Petition Is Not Selected:

When Are You Informed?

Cap-subject petitions not selected in the H-1B

lottery 2017 were rejected and returned with

USCIS filing fees.

Employers started receiving receipt notices for

H-1B petitions selected in the lottery in the last

week of April 2016. However, most employers did

not receive rejected petitions until mid June.

What Next?

Your H-1B Petition Is Not Selected!

Employers and H-1B candidates unsuccessful

in the H-1B lottery 2017 will not have a

chance to file new H-1B until April 2017.

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