Q&A

Where to file a petition for a H-1B exemption?

Where to file a petition for a H-1B exemption?

You must file your petition at the service center indicated on your selection notice, or your petition will be rejected. H-1B and H-1B3 petitions requesting to be counted towards the H-1B advanced degree exemption of 20,000. These petitions are accepted at the CSC, NSC, TSC, and VSC.

Is there an annual cap on H-1B visas?

Congress set the current annual regular cap for the H-1B category at 65,000. Not all H-1B nonimmigrant visas (or status grants) are subject to this annual cap.

Where do I find the H-1B registration selection notice?

You must provide a copy of the H-1B Registration Selection Notice for the registration filed by your organization on behalf of the beneficiary included in the petition. Ensure that you have also entered the corresponding “Beneficiary Confirmation Number” on the H Classification Supplement (Page 15, Question 5).

Can a H-1B petitioner pay the ACWIA fee?

Certain H-1B or H-1B-1 petitioners with 25 or fewer employees (count your full-time equivalent employees in the United States, including those at any U.S. affiliates or subsidiaries) (see details and exceptions below) The beneficiary is not permitted to pay the ACWIA fee.

When do H-1B exemption petitions need to be completed?

Complete all required sections of the form accurately and in accordance with the regulations and form instructions. H-1B cap petitions and advanced degree exemption petitions for the FY 2022 cap must include an employment start date of no earlier than Oct. 1, 2021.

How to file a DIC claim with the VA?

1. Submit your claim on a signed and completed VA Form 21P-534EZ, Application for DIC, Survivors Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits (Attached). 2. Submit simultaneously with your claim: A €copy of the veteran’s Death Certificate (unless he or she died on active duty);€ AND

Congress set the current annual regular cap for the H-1B category at 65,000. Not all H-1B nonimmigrant visas (or status grants) are subject to this annual cap.

You must provide a copy of the H-1B Registration Selection Notice for the registration filed by your organization on behalf of the beneficiary included in the petition. Ensure that you have also entered the corresponding “Beneficiary Confirmation Number” on the H Classification Supplement (Page 15, Question 5).