The FY 2012 H-1B cap was reached on November 23, 2011. USCIS will not accept any new H-1B petitions for workers who have not before held H-1B status -- these include petitions to change from some other status to H-1B status as well petitions for new H-1B classification for workers outside of the United States who have not held H-1B status within the past six years.
The H-1B cap does not affect the majority of H-1B petitions and USCIS will continue to accept H-1B petitions that are not subject to the cap and to process them normally. H-1B petitions which are not subject to the cap include :
At this time, the earliest date that an employer may file an H-1B petition for a worker subject to the cap to begin work in the United States is April 1, 2012. The earliest date that a worker subject to the H-1B cap may begin work in H-1B status, assuming that the petition is approved, is October 1, 2012.
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