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http://uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/newsrels/h1bcap_NRrev.pdf
Press Release February 17, 2004 (Rev. 2/19/04) USCIS ANNOUNCES NEW H-1B PROCEDURES – REACHES CAP Washington, D.C.– U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet this year’s congressionally mandated cap of 65,000 new workers. After today, USCIS will not accept any new H-1B petitions for first-time employment subject to the FY 2004 annual cap. USCIS has implemented the following procedure for the remainder of FY 2004: • USCIS will process all petitions filed for first-time employment received by the end of business today. • USCIS will return all petitions for first-time employment subject to the annual cap received after the end of business today. • Returned petitions will be accompanied by the filing fee • Petitioners may re-submit their petitions when H-1B visas become available for FY 2005 • The earliest date a petitioner may file a petition requesting FY 2005 H-1B employment with an employment start date of October 1, 2004, would be April 1, 2004 Petitions for current H-1B workers do not count towards the congressionally mandated H-1B cap. Accordingly, USCIS will continue to process petitions filed to: • Extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the United States • Change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers • Allow current H-1B workers to change employers • Allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position USCIS also notes that petitions for new H-1B employment are not subject to the annual cap if the alien will be employed at an institution of higher education or a related or affiliated nonprofit entity, or at a nonprofit research organization or a governmental research organization. -USCIS -On March 1, 2003, U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services became one of three legacy INS compon
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