This morning, Lexis-Nexus via its on-line product, Bender’ Immigration Bulletin, reported that the USCIS announced, that the 20,000 cap exemption for US Master’s degree employees had already been reached for Fiscal year 2007. Turns out, there was NO truth to the posting and they were the victim of a hoax and a false press release.

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In spite of the inaccuracy of this report, HLG wants to take this opportunity to recommend to you that if you have any petitions that would be subject to the H-1b cap eg. employees working for you now on Optional Practical Training, new hires being recruited from abroad, or individuals in the U.S. changing status i.e. dependent to H-1b or L-1b to H-1b, etc be filed as soon as possible. Please recall that “transfers” i.e. an H-1b employee changing employers, is not subject to the H-1b cap.

We also want to take this opportunity to underscore the need for Congressional relief and urge you to contact your Congressman and urge them to support Comprehensive Immigration Reform which encompasses legal immigration relief specifically, in the areas of H-1b and retrogression relief.