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H-1B VISA 2016THINGS YOU MUST KNOW
THE H-1B VISA 2016 FILING SEASON
CAME TO A QUICK END!
What Really Happened?
What Are Your Next Steps?
H-1B VISA 2016:
What Really Happened and What Next?
H-1B Cap 2016 Filing period - How long was it?
H-1B Visa 2016 Petitions - How many were filed?
H-1B Lottery 2016 - 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 2016 Filing Period:
How Long Was It?
USCIS began accepting H-1B petitions subject to the
FY 2016 H-1B Cap on April 1, 2015.
The filing period lasted only for the first 5 business
days starting April 1, 2015 as required by law.
On April 7, 2015, USCIS announced that it had
received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to
reach the H-1B Cap 2016.
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H-1B VISA 2016 Petitions:
How Many Were Filed?
USCIS received 233,000 H-1B petitions subject to
the FY 2016 H-1B Cap, during the first 5 days of
the filing period that began April 1.
233,000 included petitions filed for the 20,000
advanced degree (U.S. master’s degree or higher)
exemption.
H-1B Lottery 2016 :
When Was It Conducted?
USCIS completed a computer-generated random
selection process, or the H-1B lottery, on April 13th
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 2016 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 2015. 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 2016 will not have a
chance to file new H-1B until April 2016.
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