| [ USA ] in KIDS 글 쓴 이(By): pictor (홍헌수) 날 짜 (Date): 1998년 10월 25일 일요일 오후 03시 42분 07초 제 목(Title): Re: H-1B VISA 상원표결 그 bill이 이미 통과되었군요. http://www.immigration-lawyer.com/h1b.htm History and Prognosis of the H1B Cap (August 17, 1998; adapted from AILA) 1990: Congress first institutes cap on H1B admissions, arbitrarily setting it at 65,000. 1992-1996: Demand for H1Bs fluctuates with the economy; however, the cap is never actually reached. 1997: Cap reached for first time in mid-August, 6 weeks prior to beginning of FY1998. 1998: Due to increased filings and carry-over from 1997, H1B cap reached May 11, 1998, five months before the start of FY1999. According to the INS., if Congress does not act to raise the cap on H1B visas, the FY1999 cap could be reached by December 31, 1998. Some estimate that it will be reached much earlier--by November 1998. |