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H-1B visa cap hit in first week of application season

By Anna Giaritelli
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H-1B visa cap hit in first week of application season

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is not accepting high-skilled visa applications after receiving more than 85,000 in the first week of the submission period.

It’s the second year in a row the federal government’s 2016 cap for H-1B visa permit applications was hit seven days after the April 1 start date, according to a Thursday report.

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