H1B 65000 quota filled for 2004 --- no new start dates

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USCIS ANNOUNCES NEW H-1B PROCEDURES - REACHES CAP
Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B
petitions to meet this year's congressionally mandated cap of
65,000 new workers. After today, USCIS will not accept any new
H-1B petitions for first-time employment subject to the FY 2004
annual cap.
USCIS has implemented the following procedure for the remainder
of FY 2004:
USCIS will process all petitions filed for first-time employment
received by the end of business today.
USCIS will return all petitions for first-time employment subject
to the annual cap received after the end of business today.
Returned petitions will be accompanied by the filing fee
Petitioners may re-submit their petitions when H-1B visas become
available for FY 2005
The earliest date a petitioner may file a petition requesting FY
2005 H-1B employment with an employment start date of October 1,
2004, would be April 1, 2004
Petitions for current H-1B workers do not count towards the
congressionally mandated H-1B cap. Accordingly, USCIS will
continue to process petitions filed to:
Extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the
United States
Change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers
Allow current H-1B workers to change employers
Allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B
position
USCIS also notes that petitions for new H-1B employment are not
subject to the annual cap if the alien will be employed at an
institution of higher education or a related or affiliated
nonprofit entity, or at a nonprofit research organization or a
governmental research organization. USCIS will also continue to
process H-1B petitions for workers from Singapore and Chile
consistent with Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78.
On March 1, 2003, U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services became
one of three legacy INS components to join the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security. USCIS is charged with fundamentally
transforming and improving the delivery of immigration and
citizenship services, while enhancing our nation's security.
David Ingram's US/Canada Services
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Specialists
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