The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has announced that the H-1B cap for Fiscal Year 2010 (FY2010) has been reached. USCIS will reject new cap-subject H-1B petitions for FY2010 that are received after December 21, 2009 They will apply a computer-generated random selection process to all petitions that are subject to the cap and were received on December 21, 2009. This means that the earliest an H-1B petition seeking new employment can be filed is April 1, 2010, and that would be for an October 1, 2010 start date. Of course, this does not impact cases being filed for H-1B transfers or extensions. As additional updates become available, we will post them at www.bashyamspiro.com.
Archive for December, 2009
H-1B Cap Reached for Fiscal Year 2010
Tuesday, December 22nd, 200962,900 H-1Bs as of December 11th
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009As of December 11, 2009, approximately 62.900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed. The federally mandated cap for Fiscal Year 2010 is 65,000. When taking into account that 6,800 H-1B numbers are reserved for nationals of Chile and Singapore, that means that the USCIS has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to exhaust the H-1B cap for FY 2010. However, USCIS continues to accept H-1B petitions at this time. We believe that the USCIS will issue a notice shortly informing the public that the H-1B cap has been exhausted for FY 2010. If you have an H-1B case to file, you should file it as soon as possible. We will provide additional information at www.bashyamspiro.com as it becomes available.
H-1B Cap Count at 61,100 as of Dec. 4
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009As of December 4, 2009, approximately 61,100 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed. The federally mandated cap for Fiscal Year 2010 is 65,000. When taking into account that 6,800 H-1B numbers are reserved for nationals of Chile and Singapore, that means that the USCIS has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to exhaust the H-1B cap for FY 2010. However, USCIS continues to accept H-1B petitions at this time. If you have an H-1B case to file, you should file it as soon as possible. We will provide additional information at www.bashyamspiro.com as it becomes available.
Auction to Benefit Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Are any of our readers Carolina Hurricanes fans? Do you want to own a pair of Eric Staal’s signed hockey skates?
In conjunction with the Canadian Expat Network (www.canadianexpatnetwork.com), our law firm is auctioning off a pair of game-worn/signed hockey skates by Eric Staal, a star forward with the 2006 Stanley Cup winning Carolina Hurricanes. These skates are from the Carolina Hurricanes organization and are authentic.
The purpose of the auction is to benefit the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities (www.tammylynncenter.org). Our entire law firm spent a morning last week volunteering at the Tammy Lynn Center, and we can personally vouch for the great work they do to support adults and children with developmental disabilities. All of the proceeds of the auction will go to help this wonderful organization.
To bid on this soon-to-be collectors item, please CLICK HERE. It will definitely make a great Christmas gift for that special hockey fan this holiday season!
H-1B Cap Count at 58,900
Friday, December 4th, 2009As of November 27, 2009, approximately 58,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed. The federally mandated cap for Fiscal Year 2010 is 65,000. When taking into account that 6,800 H-1B numbers are reserved for nationals of Chile and Singapore, that means that the USCIS has received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to exhaust the H-1B cap for FY 2010. However, USCIS continues to accept H-1B petitions at this time. If you have an H-1B case to file, you should file it as soon as possible. We will provide additional information at www.bashyamspiro.com as it becomes available.
