05/25/2005 IMMIGRATION ALERT

6,393/20,000 MASTERS H-1Bs USED

 

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it had received in excess of 6,393 H-1(B) petitions that will be counted against the Fiscal Year 2005 cap. These petitions are part of the additional 20,000 H-1(B) visas made available by the H-1(B) Visa Reform Act of 2004 for those foreign workers holding a Masters or higher degree from a U.S. academic institution.

The H-1(B) Visa Reform Act went into effect on May 5, 2005 and provides for 20,000 H-1(B) visas specifically for foreign workers with a US Master’s or higher degree from a US institution. These 20,000 visas will be counted in addition to the Congressionally mandated annual cap of 65,000 H-1(B) visas made available per fiscal year.

See: http://uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/newsrels/H1BCapUpdate052405.pdf

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