NSC States VSC May Process 20,000 H1Bs Posted Jan 07, 2005 ©MurthyDotCom The Nebraska Service Center (NSC) issued a release on December 15, 2004, indicating that the additional 20,000 H1B petitions made possible by a recent change in the law will most likely all need to be filed with the Vermont Service Center (VSC). The 20,000 newly-created exemptions to the H1B cap are only for persons who possess Masters' degrees or above issued by U.S. educational institutions. For more information on this topic, see our December 8, 2004 NewsFlash, Omnibus Bill Signed - USCIS Clarifications, available on MurthyDotCom. ©MurthyDotCom The cases filed under the new provisions may be filed from March 8, 2005, presumably with an immediate effective date, or up to six months in advance of the requested effective date so long as exemptions are still available. Those interested in these cases may want to start having their cases prepared in advance of March 8th, so that they can be filed as early as possible on or after that date. The final decision on how these cases will be processed is most likely to appear in a regulation in the Federal Register. ©MurthyDotCom The NSC also reminded petitioners that the new $1500 training fee ($750 for petitioners with fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees) is already in effect. The new $500 Fraud Prevention and Detection fee will be due on all petitions filed with the USCIS on or after March 8, 2005. © 2005 The Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C. All Rights Reserved
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