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H1B Visa August Update

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We have tried to do an H1B visa update for the probably millions around the world who would like to find employment in the US and look to the H1B visa as their gateway. However in recent months there really has not been much too report if your read our updates in H1B Visa June and H1B Visa July.

And sadly there is not much else to report now in August as there have been no real updates from the United States Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS) in a while. On the other hand the remaining H1B visa quota has been virtually unchanged since May so that means for all the foreigners out there, that approximately 20,000 H1B visas are still available  for FY2010.

However time is now a premium as the US Immigration year ends on September 30, which means applications must be received, processed and approved before that date. Also it means that you as a foreign applicant must have either applied for your US visa prior to this date at a foreign US consulate or transferred your status if you are within the US and on a visa like the F1 Visa or J1 Visa.

Good Luck to everyone still hunting and I just hope that your potential employers take advantage of things like Premium Processing with the USCIS given time is now running out.

CJ

H1B Visa July Update

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Each month we have done an H1B visa update since the April 1 opening date for applications in FY2010. However in recent months we have noted there has been very limited updates from the USCIS regarding the H1B visa mainly due the fact there are no updates to give.

The H1B annual visa quota cap of 65,000 is still yet to be filled and at last official announcement the amount of visas for this financial year (ending September 30, 2009) is still around 20,000. This shows how much demand has changed due to the economic woes as in recent times and H1B visa lottery has been required because in the opening day of applications in the past couple of years more applications have been received than there has been visas able to be issued.

To show how much the slowdown has effected the hiring of foreigners, one of the Top 5 H1B visa employers in most of the last few years, Tata Consultancy, has not even filed for a single H1B visa in FY2010. Now this may also be as much for PR reasons as it has been for cost saving in the current economy but the fact remains that there has been 0 filings in this year with none expected.

In fact as far as we have been concerned in recent months, our focus as far as the H1B visa has been concerned is helping those who have been laid off on their H1B visa as well as arguing against the original form of the proposed Anti H1B visa legislation.

So of course if any new announcements or developments in the H1B visa world are made we will of course document it here but with the Congress focus on Healthcare reform at the moment with an upcoming August recess and no impending hiring frenzy of immigrants expected, we expect our August updates for H1B visa developments to be not much more exciting!

CJ