The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported recently that in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, it has issued 55,800 H-1B visas under the Regular Cap.  The agency has also issued all 20,000 visas under the Master’s Cap.  At this time there are only 9,200 visas available. Therefore, any applications submitted by employers whose beneficiaries hold a Master’s degree or higher [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that as of the agency’s most recent count on November 26, 2010, 50,400 H-1B visas have been issued out of the Congressionally mandated quota of 65,000 visas. Additionally, the agency has already issued 18,400 out of the allotted 20,000 visas under the separate quota for applicants possessing a Masters degree or [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that it has accepted 47,800  H-1B visa applications so far in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.  When we last reported on the number of H-1B visa applications back on November 12, 2010, the USCIS counted 46,800 applications. Based on the most recent figures, the USCIS’ acceptance rate of H-1B visa applications has remained steady at about 1,000 per [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported recently that it has accepted 46,800  H-1B visa applications so far in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.  When we last reported on the number of H-1B visa applications back on November 3, 2010, the USCIS counted 45,600 applications. Based on the most recent figures, the USCIS’s acceptance rate of H-1B visa applications has been climbing from an average [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services  (USCIS) reported recently that it has accepted 45,600  H-1B visa applications so far in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.  When we last reported on the number of H-1B visa applications back on October 28, 2010, the USCIS counted 44,300 applications. With less than 20,000 visas available, the race for petitioners to submit their applications before the quota is reached is intensifying. Related [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that it has accepted 44,300 H-1B visa applications so far in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.  When we last reported on the number of H-1B visa applications accepted by the USCIS on October 20, 2010, the agency counted 42,800 applications.  Between last week and today the USCIS accepted 1,500 applications, a spike from [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported recently that as of its most recent count, 42,800 H-1B visa applications have been accepted for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.  The USCIS will accept applications until the annual quota of 65,000 visas authorized by Congress is reached. When we last reported on the USCIS’ acceptance rate of H-1B visas on October 14, 2010, between then and now, the agency has [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported today that as of its most recent count, 41,900 H-1B visa applications have been accepted for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.  The USCIS will accept applications until the annual quota of 65,000 visas authorized by Congress is reached. When we last reported on the acceptance rate of H-1B visas on October 6, 2010, the USCIS has accepted about 1,000 applications per [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported recently that as of its most recent count, 40,600 H-1B visa applications have been accepted so far in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.  The USCIS will continue to accept applications until the annual quota of 65,000 authorized by Congress is reached. With 11 weeks remaining in this calendar year and, as long as the current acceptance rate of 1,000 [...]

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) reported recently that as of its most recent count, 37,400 H-1B visa applications have been accepted for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011.  The USCIS will continue to accept applications until the annual quota of 65,000 authorized by Congress is reached. In our last post concerning the H-1B visa application count on September 1st, 2010, we reported that [...]