This article was prepared with the assistance of ABIL, the Alliance of Business Immigration Lawyers, of which Loan Huynh, Fredrikson Immigration Department Chair, is a member.
On April 10, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) used a computer-generated random process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated regular cap and the U.S. advanced degree exemption for fiscal year (FY) 2020.
USCIS received 201,011 H-1B petitions during the filing period, which began April 1, 2019, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption.
Details:
USCIS announcement
Foster LLP blog post "USCIS Announces FY-2020 H-1B Regular Cap Is Reached"
Foster LLP blog post "USCIS Announces FY-2020 H-1B Master’s Cap Is Reached"
