{"590589":{"#nid":"590589","#data":{"type":"news","title":"USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY 2018","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUSCIS \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click\u0026amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwNDE3LjcyMzkyNjgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDQxNy43MjM5MjY4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDA3MzUyJmVtYWlsaWQ9a2F0aWUudHVkaW5pQG9pZS5nYXRlY2guZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1rYXRpZS50dWRpbmlAb2llLmdhdGVjaC5lZHUmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;100\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/news\/news-releases\/uscis-reaches-fy-2018-h-1b-cap\u0022 title=\u0022USCIS Reaches FY 2018 H-1B Cap\u0022\u003Eannounced on April 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E, that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2018. USCIS has also received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to meet the U.S. advanced degree exemption, also known as the master\u0026rsquo;s cap.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUSCIS received 199,000 H-1B petitions during the filing period, which began April 3, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. On April 11, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process, or lottery, to select enough petitions to meet the 65,000 general-category cap and the 20,000 cap under the advanced degree exemption. USCIS will reject and return all unselected petitions with their filing fees, unless the petition is found to be a duplicate filing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe agency conducted the selection process for the advanced degree exemption first. All unselected advanced degree petitions then became part of the random selection process for the 65,000 cap.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com:80\/track?type=click\u0026amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTcwNDE3LjcyMzkyNjgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE3MDQxNy43MjM5MjY4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NDA3MzUyJmVtYWlsaWQ9a2F0aWUudHVkaW5pQG9pZS5nYXRlY2guZWR1JnVzZXJpZD1rYXRpZS50dWRpbmlAb2llLmdhdGVjaC5lZHUmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;101\u0026amp;\u0026amp;\u0026amp;https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/news\/alerts\/uscis-will-temporarily-suspend-premium-processing-all-h-1b-petitions\u0022 title=\u0022USCIS Will Temporarily Suspend Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions\u0022\u003Eannounced on March 3\u003C\/a\u003E, USCIS has temporarily suspended premium processing for all H-1B petitions, including cap-exempt petitions, for up to six months. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap. Petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap will also not be counted towards the congressionally mandated FY 2018 H-1B cap. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions filed to:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E* Extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the United States;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E* Change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E* Allow current H-1B workers to change employers; and\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E* Allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"USCIS announced on April 7, 2017, that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 visas for fiscal year (FY) 2018. "}],"uid":"34041","created_gmt":"2017-04-18 19:10:41","changed_gmt":"2017-04-18 19:10:41","author":"cjohnson401","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-04-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"170351","name":"International Student and Scholar Services"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}