H-1B Cap Reached for FY 2011!
January 28th, 2011 § 1 Comment
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), as of Thursday, February 27, 2011, the H-1B Visa Cap for FY 2011 has been reached. For the full press release, click here.
There is an annual 65,000 limitation on H-1B visas. (this is called “the cap”); Some petitions are exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption provided to the first 20, 000 petitions filed for an individual who has obtained a US Master’s degree or higher.
In addition, there are reserved 6,800 H visas from the cap for Us-Chile and US-Singapore Free Trade Agreements. Any unused numbers here are made available for H-1B use for the next year.
Final Update by GoffWilson: January 27, 2011
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