USCIS continues to accept FY 2010 H-1B petitions

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced April 8, 2009, that it will continue to accept H-1B nonimmigrant visa petitions subject to the fiscal year 2010 (FY 2010) cap. USCIS will continue to monitor the number of H-1B petitions received for both the 65,000 regular cap and the 20,000 US master's degree or higher educational exemption cap. This is the first time in many years that the cap for H-1B nonimmigrant visa petitions was not hit in the initial five day filing period.