On May 4, 2015 the USCIS announced that it has completed the receipt and data entry of all Fiscal year 2016 H-1B cap cases. This means that the receipt notices for cases selected under the cap will likely be received in the next several days. If a receipt notice is not received in the near future, the H-1B petition is likely to have not been selected. The USCIS will now begin to return H-1B cap cases that were not selected. We anticipate that the cases will be returned over the course of the next few weeks.

Contact your Foster immigration attorney for more information on potential alternative work authorization categories for any beneficiaries not selected in the H-1B lottery. As always, Foster will monitor changes in USCIS procedures and will provide updates via future Immigration Update© bulletins and via our firm’s website at www.fosterglobal.com.