H1 B CAP reaches for fiscal year 2006

Hi, Passing this information.... Washington, D.C.? U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year 2006. USCIS has determined that the ?final receipt date? is August 10, 2005. Any petitions received on that date will be subject to the random selection process described below. USCIS will reject any petitions that are subject to the FY 2006 annual cap and received after the ?final receipt date.? Additional information regarding the specific number of H-1B petitions processed is available at: http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/tempbenefits/cap.htm. More and Original news available at this link: http://uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/newsrels/H-1Bcap_12Aug05.pdf Rgds, Boney