USCIS to Start Accepting H1B Visa Petitions on April 1, 2011

USCIS will start accepting H1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2012 cap on April 1, 2011. Cases will be considered accepted on the date USCIS receives a properly filed petition, not the date that the petition is postmarked.

U.S. employers use the H1B program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The cap for fiscal year 2012 is 65,000. The first 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of individuals with U.S. master’s degrees or higher are exempt.To know more about H1B Visa filing procedures and fees, please click here.

If you already have a job offer, and the employer is willing to sponsor H1B Visa for you, please check the employer's H1B visa and green card petitions history. You want to make sure your employer has good records.

If you are still looking for visa sponsors, please concentrate on those employers that have sponsored H1B Visa in recent years. They have categorized all visa sponsors by occupation, industry, job title and job location.

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