US receives 50,000 packages of most wanted H-1B visa applications on first day
6 April 2013 7:37 AM IST
The US received nearly 50,000 packages of H-1B visa applications on the very first day, a media report has said, which is reflective of the sudden surge in demand of the country’s most sought after work-visas for the IT professionals.
The USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services), officially, has not come out on the number of H-1B applications received by it since 1 April when it started accepting petitions for it for the fiscal 2014 beginning 1 October, 2013.
According to an estimate provided by FCi Federal, Virginia-based government services and technology provider, which is supplying personnel to assist the USCIS in processing the H-1B petitions, on the first day it received some 50,000 packages, the Computer World reported. A package can contain one H-1B application to multiple applications, but based on the past experience, a package on an average contains 1.2 H-1B petitions, the media outlet reported. The number of packages received fell sharply on the second day, Computer World said. According to Congressional approved mandate, USCIS can reward a maximum of 65,000 H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2014 beginning 1 October, 2013.
In addition to the USCIS can also reward 20,000 H-1B visas for those having masters or higher degree from US academic institutions. This limit on H-1B visas has been in place for more than two decades now. Last month, USCIS had said from a number of stakeholders, it anticipates that it may receive more petitions than the H-1B cap between 1 April, 2013 and 5 April, 2013. USCIS might use a lottery system if required, reports said.
The USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services), officially, has not come out on the number of H-1B applications received by it since 1 April when it started accepting petitions for it for the fiscal 2014 beginning 1 October, 2013.
According to an estimate provided by FCi Federal, Virginia-based government services and technology provider, which is supplying personnel to assist the USCIS in processing the H-1B petitions, on the first day it received some 50,000 packages, the Computer World reported. A package can contain one H-1B application to multiple applications, but based on the past experience, a package on an average contains 1.2 H-1B petitions, the media outlet reported. The number of packages received fell sharply on the second day, Computer World said. According to Congressional approved mandate, USCIS can reward a maximum of 65,000 H-1B visas for the fiscal year 2014 beginning 1 October, 2013.
In addition to the USCIS can also reward 20,000 H-1B visas for those having masters or higher degree from US academic institutions. This limit on H-1B visas has been in place for more than two decades now. Last month, USCIS had said from a number of stakeholders, it anticipates that it may receive more petitions than the H-1B cap between 1 April, 2013 and 5 April, 2013. USCIS might use a lottery system if required, reports said.
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