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- On April 3, 2007, USCIS announced that the H-1B cap for FY2008 had been reached on April 2, 2008, the first day that H-1B petitions could be received for the FY2008 year. As of Monday afternoon (April 2, 2007), USCIS had received approximately 150,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions; there are only 65,000 H-1B numbers available each year. In accordance with its regulations, USCIS will subject any petitions received on April 2, 2008 or April 3, 2008 to a computer-generated random selection process; selected petitions will be processed and the rest will be rejected. It is still not known if the exemption (limited to the first 20,000) for H-1B petitions filed on behalf of aliens who have earned a masters degree or higher from the United States has also been exhausted. A copy of the USCIS announcement appears here.
- Revised article on the Family-Based Immigration
, updating 2007 poverty guidelines and acceptance of certain Form I-130 petitions for immediate relatives filed directly with consular posts abroad.
- Revised article on Visa and Passport Exemptions for Citizens of Canada, discussing the visa exemption for Canadian citizens and new passport requirements for Canadian citizens (which resulted from the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative).
- Immigration Law Monthly Bulletin for February/March/April 2007.
- Revised information on Service Center Jurisdiction, updated to April 2, 2007.
- Updated Vermont Service Center, Nebraska Service Center, Texas Service Center, California Service Center, and National Benefits Center Processing Times.
- Department of State Visa Bulletin (Link to DOS Site).
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