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Applications for H1-B to be accepted from April 3 in 2018

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Application for H-1B work visas, which is highly popular among Indian IT companies and professionals, for the fiscal year 2018 can be filed from April 3. Unlike previous years, the official announcement by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) did not say till when it would continue accepting the H-1B petitions.

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Those coming to the US on H-1B visas in certain categories for research and scientific institutions are exempted from this limit, but their visa processing is handicapped this year as the premium processing has been suspended by USCIS for six months. USCIS’s announcement also reflects that there is no changes in H-1B visas this year as was being anticipated in view of some media leaks of a proposed executive order on this work visa.

White House says this would be part of a comprehensive immigration reform. In its statement, USCIS said it begin accepting H-1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2018 cap on April 3. “All cap-subject H-1B petitions filed before April 3, for the FY 2018 cap will be rejected,” it said. Fiscal year 2018 begins on October 1, 2017.

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USCIS said H-1B programme allows companies in the US to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the application of a body of highly specialised knowledge and a bachelor’s degree or higher in the specific speciality, or its equivalent. H-1B speciality occupations may include fields such as science, engineering and information technology.

“Congress set a cap of 65,000 H-1B visas per fiscal year. An advanced degree exemption from the H-1B cap is available for 20,000 beneficiaries who have earned a US master’s degree or higher. The agency will monitor the number of petitions received and notify the public when the H-1B cap has been met,” it said. USCIS had recently announced a temporary suspension of premium processing for all H-1B petitions starting April 3 for up to six months.

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“H-1B petitioners must follow all statutory and regulatory requirements as they prepare petitions to avoid delays in processing and possible requests for evidence,” it said. The filing fee for Form I-129 has increased to USD 460, and petitioners no longer have 14 days to correct a dishonoured payment.

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