H1B VISA 2017 – CAP, QUOTA & LOTTERY

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INTRODUCTION- WHAT IS H1B VISA?•ON APRIL 1ST, 2015, USCIS WILL BEGIN ACCEPTING H1B

PETITIONS FOR 2017 SEASON.

• IF YOU APPLIED FOR THE H1B VISA 2016 SEASON AND WERE NOT SELECTED, THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU CAN APPLY AGAIN TO RECEIVE A VISA DURING THE H1B VISA 2017 SEASON!

WHAT IS THE LOTTERY?

•THE TERM “LOTTERY” IS JUST A RANDOM SELECTION PROCESS CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF THE USCIS. H1B VISA LOTTERY PROCESS

THE QUOTA/CAP COUNT:•REGULAR CAP: 65,000 PETITIONS

•ADVANCED DEGREE CAP: 20,000

• 6,800 WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR CITIZENS OF CHILE AND SINGAPORE, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.

LAST YEAR’S H1B LOTTERY SEASON

•LAST YEAR 233,000 PETITIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON, APRIL 1, UNTIL THE FINAL COMPLETION DAY ON APRIL 7, 2015.

CAN WE EXPECT AN H1B 2017 LOTTERY?

•WE WILL LIKELY SEE ANOTHER H1B LOTTERY THIS YEAR.

•EXPECT A LARGE NUMBER OF FILINGS, SIMILAR TO FY2014 AND 2015….

•HERE’S WHY….

THE MOST PROMINENT REASONS ARE:• INCREASED DEMAND CONSIDERING U.S. JOB MARKET

IMPROVEMENTS.

• THOSE NOT SELECTED LAST YEAR, WILL LIKELY APPLY AGAIN.

• CHANGES IN SOME RESTRICTIONS TO L VISAS AS WELL AS B VISAS RESULT IN A GREATER PREFERENCE ON BEHALF OF COMPANIES FOR H1B PETITIONS.

H1B 2017 FILING FEES

•BY LAW, MANY OF THE H1B VISA PROCESSING FEES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PAID BY THE EMPLOYER OR SPONSORING COMPANY.

FEES TO KEEP IN MIND:• STANDARD (BASE) FILING FEE

• ACWIA (TRAINING) FEE

• FRAUD PREVENTION AND DETECTION FEE

• PUBLIC LAW 111-230 FEE

• OPTIONAL H1B VISA PROCESSING FEE

• ATTORNEY FEES (VARIABLE

STANDARD PROCESSING FEE

• THE STANDARD (BASE) H1B VISA PROCESSING FEE IS $325 AND THIS IS FOR THE I-129 PETITION.

• THIS H1B VISA COST IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO TRANSFERS, AMENDMENTS AND RENEWALS. 

ACWIA (TRAINING) FEE…•  FOR EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE BETWEEN 1-25 FULL- TIME WORKERS, THE

AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS AND WORKFORCE IMPROVEMENT ACT FEE IS $750.

• FOR EMPLOYERS WITH 26+ FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, THE FEE IS $1,500.

***SOME ORGANIZATIONS ARE EXEMPT FROM THIS H1B VISA COST (TRAINING FEE) INCLUDING NON-PROFITS WITH AFFILIATIONS TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH

ORGANIZATIONS, PRIMARY/SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ETC. 

OUR COMPETITIVE FLAT FEEH1B ATTORNEY FEES CAN VARY TREMENDOUSLY.

WE OFFER A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE FLAT FEE OF $1,600.

PLUS, NO EXTRA FEE FOR RESPONDING TO ONE RFE (IF ANY).

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SGM LAW GROUP OFFERS SERVICES FOR:

• H-1B, E, L, O, P, H-3, J, K AND U VISAS, AS WELL AS I-130 AND I-140 IMMIGRANT PETITIONS WITH ACCOMPANYING ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS (I-485)

• EB-1 EXTRAORDINARY ABILITY PETITION

• PERM LABOR CERTIFICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

• EB-2 AND EB-3 EMPLOYMENT BASED GREEN CARDS

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