Question about H1-B Slots left and NEW H1-B filing

[vishucool]

Hi All,

I have an URGENT query. I am looking to file H1-B for my Wife who is currently on H4 Visa. The Employer is about to file LCA today (6/4/2012). Currently the H1-B count shows 55600 as per 6/1/2012.
Do you think I still would be able to make it before the H1-B slots get over ? I also wanted to know as per the current slots available = 9400 (65000 - 55600), can all this be used for H1-B or around 6800 are left aside for Singapore / Chili residents ?

Please respond ASAP

Thanks in advance
Vishal

[shervin143]

It is hard to say. Probably the CAP will remain open for another 2 weeks. You should ask the employer to go ahead and file the LCA as soon as possible. Probably you might be able to file the petition before the CAP closes. All 65K CAPS are for H1B.

[vipinkr]

H1B Quota Help

HI,

Currrent quota is 65000- 6800 (For H1B1) which makes it 58200, Does it mean that we only have 58200 H1 regular quota? Also how do we know how much unused H1B1 Visa's will be added from 2012 to this year?

My Employeer filed my LCA on 1st June, are there any chances for me getting through this year?

Quota Reached 55600 already

[shervin143]

Currrent quota is 65000- 6800 (For H1B1) which makes it 58200, Does it mean that we only have 58200 H1 regular quota?
>>> Not sure what you are talking about. There are 65K regular H1B CAPS available every year.

Also how do we know how much unused H1B1 Visa's will be added from 2012 to this year?
>>> There is nothing. The H1B CAP (all 65K) for 2012 got filled in November 2011.

My Employeer filed my LCA on 1st June, are there any chances for me getting through this year?
>>> LIke I said, no one can predict. Wait and watch. Hopefully it won;t get filled in another 10 days. It takes 10 days to get the LCA. Ask your employer to keep all the other documents ready to file the H1B petition as soon as the LCA gets approved.

[vipinkr]

H1B Quota Help

(6800 Visa reservation for singapore and chile out of H1B) so total visas are 65000-6800

Cap Amounts

The current annual cap on the H-1B category is 65,000. Not all H-1B nonimmigrants are subject to this annual cap. Please note that up to 6,800 visas are set aside from the cap of 65,000 during each fiscal year for the H-1B1 program under the terms of the legislation implementing the U.S.-Chile and U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreements. Unused numbers in this pool are made available for H-1B use for the next fiscal year

[prasan_tce]

6800 slots should not be considerd

[vipinkr]

H1B quota

great, which means 65000-6800. So Quota is already over by now since 55,600 was already done on 1st June.