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H-1B QUOTA EXHAUSTION TARGET - MARCH 2011

By Greg Siskind

Something new I'm starting. USCIS puts out weekly data on the use of H-1B visas for the 2011 fiscal year which starts in October. I'm going to monitor that for readers and add my own projection on the months the caps are likely to be hit. The quota is 65,000 per fiscal year plus an additional 20,000 for folks with degrees from US advanced degree programs. Applications began being accepted on April 1st. In past years, the H-1B quota was exhausted almost immediately after the application period opened up. Last year, as a result of the recession and also as...

Full post as published by Greg Siskind's Blog on August 19, 2010 (boomark / email).