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USCIS completes H-1B cap selection process for FY 2027

The Hindu · · 416 words · By PTI
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“The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it has met the annual quota of 85,000 H-1B cap beneficiaries for FY-2027”
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Wikipedia entries provide general information about H-1B visas, USCIS, and the Immigration and Nationality Act but do not mention FY-2027 cap quota fulfillment. No direct evidence confirms the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The H-1B is a classification of non-immigrant visa in the United States that allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations, as well as fashion models, or persons who are engag…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart–Celler Act and more recently as the 1965 Immigration Act, was a federal law passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed int…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the country's naturalization and immigration system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Citizenship_and_…
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“The agency said it had notified all prospective petitioners with selected beneficiaries that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to support or refute the claim about USCIS notifying petitioners.
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“The H-1B visa programme is used largely by U.S. technology companies to hire foreign workers”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or deny the use of H-1B visas by tech companies.
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“Indian professionals, including tech workers and physicians, form one of the largest groups of H-1B visa holders”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to support the claim about Indian professionals being a major H-1B group.
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“H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2027 may be filed with USCIS beginning April 1, 2026”
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Wikipedia entries about Artemis II and the Artemis program are unrelated to H-1B petition filing dates. No relevant evidence found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is a planned lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program, scheduled to launch on April 1, 2026 from the Kennedy Space Center. The ten-day mission will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, …
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“The period for filing the H-1B cap-subject petition will be at least 90 days”
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Wikipedia entries about H-1B-dependent employers and the H-1B visa do not mention a 90-day filing period. No direct evidence found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The term H-1B-dependent employer is used by the United States Department of Labor to describe an employer who meets a particular threshold in terms of the fraction of the workforce comprising workers …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B-dependent_employer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The H-1B is a classification of non-immigrant visa in the United States that allows U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialty occupations, as well as fashion models, or persons who are engag…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rockwell B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force. It has been nicknamed the "Bone" (from "B-One"). As of 2024, it is one of the U.S. Air Fo…
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“USCIS said it would accept the new edition of the I-129 form published on February 27”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the I-129 form update.
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“The H-1B selection process is shifting to a wage-based model”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to support the wage-based model shift.
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“A $100,000 charge applies in certain cases when employers sponsor workers from outside the United States”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm the $100,000 fee claim.
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“The U.S. Congress has set the current annual regular cap for the H-1B category at 65,000”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to verify the H-1B cap set by Congress.
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“An additional 20,000 petitions are exempt from the cap for master’s degree holders”
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“H-1B cap petitions must contain the same identifying information as the selected registration”
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“Petitioners must submit evidence of the beneficiary's valid passport and wage level”
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“Published - April 01, 2026 10:24 am IST”
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