WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year 2009. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the “advanced degree” exemption. Before running the random selection process, USCIS will complete initial data entry for all filings received during the filing period ending on April 7, 2008. Due to the high number of petitions, USCIS is not yet able to announce the precise day on which it will conduct the random selection process.


http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=c5b6628090e29110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

Every year the numbers are reached even faster than the previous year. In 2008, I believe, similar notification came out in May. Still Indians are one of the biggest H1-B holders and guess irrespective of all India shining, no one wants to leave India talk, H1-B is H1-B.

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Every year the numbers are reached even faster than the previous year. In 2008, I believe, similar notification came out in May. Still Indians are one of the biggest H1-B holders and guess irrespective of all India shining, no one wants to leave India talk, H1-B is H1-B.

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...after 8 years you will see postings in canadian desi asking "How do I apply for Immigration to Canada" How do I cross the border? can I live in vancouver and work in Seattle? lol

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Congress is doing its best to lose the global talent war.....
http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11016270

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