Word is that the FY 2014 H-1B cap will likely be reached within
the first 5 days of April 2013. Our Immigration Group at Fox
Rothschild LLP jointly authored an
Alert to our clients explaining that the US Citizenship
and Immigration Service (USCIS) had made this announcement last Friday, March 15,
2013.
Following are some quotes from the Alert as contributed by our
Immigration Group Chair, Robert Whitehill, which capture the
essence of the situation:
It's a good sign that the U.S. economy is improving and a
bad sign for employers seeking to engage foreign nationals.
...
H-1B cap subject petitions may be filed under USCIS'
expedited processing, premium processing, but USCIS has announced
that premium processing for such petitions will not take effect
until April 15, 2013, in anticipation of the high volume of H cap
subject filings.
