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1. H-1B VISA 2017
THINGS YOU MUST KNOW

2. THE H-1B VISA 2017 FILING SEASON
CAME TO A QUICK END!
What Really Happened?
What Are Your Next Steps?

3. H-1B VISA 2017:
What Really Happened and What Next?
 H-1B Cap 2017 Filing period - How long was it?
 H-1B Visa 2017 Petitions - How many were filed?
 H-1B Lottery 2017 - When was it conducted?
 H-1B Petition Is Not Selected - When are you informed?
 H-1B Petition Is Not Selected - What next?

4. H-1B VISA 2017 Filing Period:
How Long Was It?
 USCIS began accepting H-1B petitions subject to the
FY 2017 H-1B Cap on April 1, 2016.
 The filing period lasted only for the first 5 business
days starting April 1, 2016 as required by law.
 On April 7, 2016, USCIS announced that it had
received a sufficient number of H-1B petitions to
reach the H-1B Cap 2017.

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6. H-1B VISA 2017 Petitions:
How Many Were Filed?
 USCIS received 236,000 H-1B petitions subject to
the FY 2017 H-1B Cap, during the first 5 days of
the filing period that began April 1.
 236,000 included petitions filed for the 20,000
advanced degree (U.S. master’s degree or higher)
exemption.

7. H-1B Lottery 2017 :
When Was It Conducted?
 USCIS completed a computer-generated random
selection process, or the H-1B lottery, on April 9th
to meet the regular cap and the master’s cap.
 USCIS conducted the selection process for the
advanced degree exemption first.
 All advanced degree petitions that were not selected
became part of the random selection process for
the 65,000 regular cap limit.

8. H-1B Petition Is Not Selected:
When Are You Informed?
 Cap-subject petitions not selected in the H-1B
lottery 2017 were rejected and returned with
USCIS filing fees.
 Employers started receiving receipt notices for
H-1B petitions selected in the lottery in the last
week of April 2016. However, most employers did
not receive rejected petitions until mid June.

9. What Next?
Your H-1B Petition Is Not Selected!
Employers and H-1B candidates unsuccessful
in the H-1B lottery 2017 will not have a
chance to file new H-1B until April 2017.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE
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