We are approaching the scramble to qualify for the 65,000 slots for
first-time H-1B workers for the 2009 government fiscal year. April 1, 2008
will be the first day that employers can file for professional specialty
workers wishing to qualify for work authorization to begin on October 1,
2008, the first day of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ new
fiscal year. We expect that the entire allocation of 65,000 visas (the
Cap) will be reached within a day of the April 1 initial filing date.
