In the last few years, US CIS has received enough petitions to fill in the Congressional mandated 85,000 H1B visas. Photo: Hindustan TimesWashington: The US will start accepting applications for H1B visas for the fiscal 2018 from April 3 amid the uncertainties surrounding the work visa programme, the most sought after by Indian IT firms and professionals. The department normally accepts the H1B visa applications for the first five business days. In the last few years, the department has received enough petitions to fill in the Congressional mandated 85,000 H1B visas. In its statement, US CIS said it begin accepting H1B petitions subject to the fiscal year 2018 cap on 3 April.

Source: Mint March 16, 2017 10:02 UTC