USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap

[Tasse]

USCIS Reaches H-1B Cap

February 17, 2004

Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet this year's congressionally mandated cap of 65,000 new workers. After today, USCIS will not accept any new H-1B petitions for first-time employment subject to the FY 2004 annual cap.

 

[ItsComing]

GREAT NEWS!

1) INS will transfer workforce from H1B to I-485
2) It'll be more job opportunities for us EAD holders

 

[485Victim]

ONLY if there is any slow down in L1 visas

 

[baywatcher]

I'd like to hope for the best....but who knows what other excuses they might come up with.

 

[drkamath]

dont u think

reaching the cap doesnt mean they have been processed, does it?

 

[getit]

Reaching the cap means they will not accept the petition from 02/18/04, it doesn't mean they have processed all petitioner of H1B. I think tyey still need 2 to 3 months to get all H1B processing done.

 

[140_takes_4ever]

I am sure they will take this opportunity to reduce the H1 backlog before hitting the 485 backlogs.

Before celebrating I would wait till I see any backlog movements!

 

[c610]

Given the slowness of USCIS most of the H1B are premium processing. Hope atleast those personel will be moved for 485 processing.