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ARTICLE · 23 OCTOBER 2018

Preparing For The Next H-1B Cap Season

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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Please review your employment needs now to determine whether you wish to sponsor any of your current or prospective employees for H-1B status.

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Ann Kalodis
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On April 1, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will begin accepting new H-1B petitions for professional positions. We note that these petitions will have a start date of Oct. 1, 2019.

Please review your employment needs now to determine whether you wish to sponsor any of your current or prospective employees for H-1B status. This includes those professionals you already employ in F-1 optional practical training status, E-3 status, J-1/J-2 status or L-1B status, and any individuals you may wish to bring on board on or after Oct. 1, 2019.

We expect that the H-1B quota will be fully subscribed within the first five business days of April. In 2018, USCIS received over 190,000 H-1B petitions for only 85,000 spots (inclusive of petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption). Since we will be filing all of our clients' H-1B petitions on the first business day of April, if you haven't already done so, please let us know now or by no later than the

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