The US Citizenship and Immigration Services would accept petitions for the H1-B work visas on the first five working days beginning 1 April.
However, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) facilitation centers would accept H1-B visa petitions if it does not receive adequate number of applications to meet its annual Congressional-mandated cap of 65,000.
“We will continue to accept the petition, if we do not have the right number to meet the cap, after the first five business days from 1 April to 7 April,” USCIS spokeswoman Chris Rhatigan said.
The USCIS last week had announced changes in the application form related to H1-B visa, in view of the restrictions imposed in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act., which prohibits hiring of people with H1-B visas by companies receiving federal aid money.
