The American Immigration LawyersAssociation recently confirmed with the USICS Service Center OperationsDirectorate that the USCIS is not anticipating any procedural changes to theH-1B cap for the coming April 2018 filing season. The USCIS confirmed they intend to follow thesame procedure using for April 2017 filings this year and will not require anytype of pre-registration for H-1Bs filings.
In addition, the USCIS confirmedthat they do not anticipate premium processing will be suspended for non-capH-1B petitions, including H-1B transfers, amendments, or extensions. However, there may be a brief moratorium onpremium processing for H-1B cap petitions filed in April 2018.
Musillo Unkenholt is hosting an H-1B Cap Webinar on January31. We will be discussing a variety ofimmigration issues, including present and forthcoming Trump administrationpolicy changes.
To register, please visit: https://app.livestorm.co/musillo-unkenholt/h-1b-cap-season-2018