April 27, 2004

Number of H-1B Filings not as High as Expected

The USCIS has indicated it has NOT seen the expected spike in H-1B filings this month as expected. Due to the lower H-1B numbers (65,000), most in the immigration community expected an avalanche of sorts in Fiscal Year 2005 H-1B filings beginning April 1st, when employers were again permitted to file cap-subject petitions with start dates beginning October 1, 2004 or later. Instead, USCIS representatives indicated that, although they cannot provide precise numbers, the volume has been “surprisingly low.”

Courtesy of American Immigration Lawyers Association