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H1B visas predicted to run out again within days of filing date opening

By immigrationprof

In 2008, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) received about 163,000 petitions including 31,200 against the US advanced degree category in the first five days of filing, so a random lottery was conducted.

Similar procedure was followed in 2007. Even with a drastically reduced number of petitions, Nair said there is the likelihood that the quota would get capped in the first couple of days. For the full story in The Economic Times, click here.

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