http://timelines.issarice.com/index.php?title=Timeline_of_H-1B&feed=atom&action=historyTimeline of H-1B - Revision history2024-03-28T21:55:04ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.29.2http://timelines.issarice.com/index.php?title=Timeline_of_H-1B&diff=64050&oldid=prevVipul at 17:16, 19 March 20222022-03-19T17:16:08Z<p></p>
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Heavily used by tech companies like Microsoft and Facebook, it let applicants receive an answer faster for a fee.|last = Lawler|first = Richard|date = March 3, 2017|accessdate = March 4, 2017|publisher = ''Engadget''}}</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| 2017 || March 3 || INS/USCIS guidance || Temporary Suspension of H-1B Premium Processing || USCIS || Premium Processing Service no longer available, so that fee component does not apply. || No change || No change || Premium Processing Service no longer applies, so all petitions are processed in the order they are received (see {{w|USCIS processing times}} for more).<ref name=uscis-h-1b-pps-suspension>{{cite web|url = https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-will-temporarily-suspend-premium-processing-all-h-1b-petitions|title = USCIS Will Temporarily Suspend Premium Processing for All H-1B Petitions|date = March 3, 2017|accessdate = March 4, 2017|publisher = United States Citizenship and Immigration Services}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://indianexpress.com/article/world/uscis-to-suspend-premium-processing-service-for-h-1b-visas-from-april-3-as-h-1b-reform-bill-introduced-in-congress-4553812/|title = USCIS to suspend Premium Processing Service for H-1B visas from April 3|publisher = ''Indian Express''|date = March 3, 2017|accessdate = March 4, 2017}}</ref> Petitioners can still make discretionary expedite requests subject to the usual constraints on such requests.<ref name=uscis-h-1b-pps-suspension/><ref name=expedite-criteria>{{cite web|url = https://www.uscis.gov/forms/expedite-criteria|title = Expedite Criteria|publisher = United States Citizenship and Immigration Services|accessdate = March 4, 2017}}</ref> || The suspension of Premium Processing is believed to be related to work under President Donald Trump to change the regulations and procedures surrounding immigration, as well as legislation under discussion that would alter the working of the H-1B program.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/3/14810830/us-immigration-trump-h-1b-visa-processing-wait-times|title = US to suspend fast processing of H-1B visas for high-skilled workers|last = Statt|first = Nick|date = March 3, 2017|accessdate = March 4, 2017|publisher = ''The Verge''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/04/us/h1b-visa-premium-processing-suspended/|title = US suspends expedited processing of H-1B visas |last = Karimi|first = Faith|date = March 4, 2017|accessdate = March 4, 2017|publisher = ''[[CNN]]''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/03/us-suspends-premium-processing-for-h-1b-visas/|title = US suspends 'premium processing' for H-1B visas. Heavily used by tech companies like Microsoft and Facebook, it let applicants receive an answer faster for a fee.|last = Lawler|first = Richard|date = March 3, 2017|accessdate = March 4, 2017|publisher = ''Engadget''}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Interest peaks annually during the H-1B filing season, which is during the calendar months of March and April. Interest was higher in 2017 (corresponding to filing for Fiscal Year 2018) due to proposals for major rule changes after the election of Donald Trump.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Interest peaks annually during the H-1B filing season, which is during the calendar months of March and April. Interest was higher in 2017 (corresponding to filing for Fiscal Year 2018) due to proposals for major rule changes after the election of Donald Trump.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Vipulhttp://timelines.issarice.com/index.php?title=Timeline_of_H-1B&diff=50925&oldid=prevSebastian: /* Google Trends */2021-03-14T23:15:45Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Google Trends</span></span></p>
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</table>Sebastianhttp://timelines.issarice.com/index.php?title=Timeline_of_H-1B&diff=42950&oldid=prevVipul at 20:12, 20 July 20202020-07-20T20:12:03Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| 2005 || May 5 || INS/USCIS regulation || 70 FR 23775 - ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL H-1B VISAS CREATED BY THE H-1B VISA REFORM ACT OF 2004 || USCIS; contact point Kevin J. Cummings, Adjudications Officer, Business and Trade Services Branch/Program and Regulation Development || No change || According to the regulation, petitions received ''before'' the date it hits the cap are always adjudicated. Petitions received on the day it hits the cap are subjected to a lottery that selects enough petitions to just hit the cap. These processes apply to both the regular 65,000 and the Masters degree 20,000 caps; however, after the Masters degree 20,000 cap is attained, additional petitions in the Masters degree category are simply treated as ordinary petitions || No change || No change || USCIS issues an updated regulation clarifying what petitions it will adjudicate if it hits the cap for a given fiscal year. The new regulation is necessary to clarify the implementation of the new setup where ther are ''two'' caps: 65,000 for regular H-1Bs and 20,000 for people with U.S. masters degrees.<ref name=uscis-lottery-regulation>{{cite web|url = https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/05/05/05-8992/allocation-of-additional-h-1b-visas-created-by-the-h-1b-visa-reform-act-of-2004|title = 70 FR 23775 - ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL H-1B VISAS CREATED BY THE H-1B VISA REFORM ACT OF 2004|date = May 5, 2005|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = ''Federal Register''}}</ref><ref name=uscis-lottery-regulation-gpo>{{cite web|url = https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/FR-2005-05-05/05-8992/content-detail.html|title = 70 FR 23775 - ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL H-1B VISAS CREATED BY THE H-1B VISA REFORM ACT OF 2004|date = May 5, 2005|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = U.S. Government Programming Office}}</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| 2005 || May 5 || INS/USCIS regulation || 70 FR 23775 - ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL H-1B VISAS CREATED BY THE H-1B VISA REFORM ACT OF 2004 || USCIS; contact point Kevin J. Cummings, Adjudications Officer, Business and Trade Services Branch/Program and Regulation Development || No change || According to the regulation, petitions received ''before'' the date it hits the cap are always adjudicated. Petitions received on the day it hits the cap are subjected to a lottery that selects enough petitions to just hit the cap. These processes apply to both the regular 65,000 and the Masters degree 20,000 caps; however, after the Masters degree 20,000 cap is attained, additional petitions in the Masters degree category are simply treated as ordinary petitions || No change || No change || USCIS issues an updated regulation clarifying what petitions it will adjudicate if it hits the cap for a given fiscal year. The new regulation is necessary to clarify the implementation of the new setup where ther are ''two'' caps: 65,000 for regular H-1Bs and 20,000 for people with U.S. masters degrees.<ref name=uscis-lottery-regulation>{{cite web|url = https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/05/05/05-8992/allocation-of-additional-h-1b-visas-created-by-the-h-1b-visa-reform-act-of-2004|title = 70 FR 23775 - ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL H-1B VISAS CREATED BY THE H-1B VISA REFORM ACT OF 2004|date = May 5, 2005|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = ''Federal Register''}}</ref><ref name=uscis-lottery-regulation-gpo>{{cite web|url = https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/FR-2005-05-05/05-8992/content-detail.html|title = 70 FR 23775 - ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL H-1B VISAS CREATED BY THE H-1B VISA REFORM ACT OF 2004|date = May 5, 2005|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = U.S. Government Programming Office}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| 2009 || February 17 || Legislation || {{w|Employ American Workers Act}}, part of the {{w|American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009}} || {{w|111th United States Congress}}, President {{w|Barack Obama}} || No change || No change || All recipients of {{w|Troubled Asset Relief Program}} (TARP) or Federal Reserve Act Section 13 are required to file the additional attestations required of H-1B-dependent employers, for any employee who had not yet started on a H-1B visa. || No change ||  Sunset after two years, on February 17, 2011.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| 2009 || February 17 || Legislation || {{w|Employ American Workers Act}}, part of the {{w|American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009}} || {{w|111th United States Congress}}, President {{w|Barack Obama}} || No change || No change || All recipients of {{w|Troubled Asset Relief Program}} (TARP) or Federal Reserve Act Section 13 are required to file the additional attestations required of H-1B-dependent employers, for any employee who had not yet started on a H-1B visa. || No change ||  Sunset after two years, on February 17, 2011.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| 2011 || February 23 || Lawsuit || ''Palmer v. Infosys Technologies Limited'' (Alabama) || Jack Palmer (represented by Kenneth J. Mendelsohn), lawsuit against {{w|Infosys}} || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || In the lawsuit, Infosys employee Jack Palmer accuses the company of misusing the [[w:B visa in lieu of other visas|B-1 in lieu of H-1B]], including misleading immigration authorities, underpaying taxes, and overbilling clients.<ref name=itbusinessedge>{{cite web|url = http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/tennant/h-1b-visa-fraud-case-against-infosys-may-be-a-game-changer/?cs=45953|title = H-1B Visa Fraud Case Against Infosys May Be a Game Changer|last = Tennant|first = Don|date = March 15, 2011|accessdate = August 12, 2017|publisher = IT Business Edge}}</ref> He is represented by Greg Mendelsohn and the suit is filed in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County, Alabama.<ref name=itbusinessedge/> This happens two months after Palmer tried to raise the same issues internally within the company and was not heeded.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/336004-jack-palmer-lawsuit-against-infosys-technologies.html|title = Jack Palmer Lawsuit Against Infosys Technologies|date = February 23, 2011|accessdate = August 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=nyt-palmer-lawsuit>{{cite web|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/us/22infosys.html|title = Indian Company Under Scrutiny Over U.S. Visas|last = Preston|first = Julia|last2 = Bajaj|first2 = Vikas|date = June 21, 2011|accessdate = August 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=nyt-palmer-lawsuit-2>{{cite web|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/us/whistle-blower-claiming-visa-fraud-keeps-his-job-but-not-his-work.html|title = Whistle-Blower Claiming Visa Fraud Keeps His Job, but Not His Work|last = Preston|first = Julia|publisher = ''New York Times''|date = April 13, 2012|accessdate = August 13, 2017}}</ref> On August 20, 2012, a federal judge in Alabama dismisses the lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/us/alabama-judge-dismisses-infosys-whistle-blower-suit.html|title = Judge Dismisses Whistle-Blower Suit Against Infosys|last = Preston|first = Julia|date = August 20, 2012|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = ''New York Times''}}</ref> However, federal prosecutors later pursue Infosys based on Palmer's alllegations, resulting in a $34 million settlement in October 2013 with the government, with Palmer getting part of the settlement per a federal false claims law.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/us/indian-tech-giant-infosys-said-to-reach-settlement-on-us-visa-fraud-claims.html|title = Deal Reached in Inquiry Into Visa Fraud at Tech Giant|last = Preston|first = Julia|date = October 30, 2013|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = ''New York Times''}}</ref></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| 2011 || February 23 || Lawsuit || ''Palmer v. Infosys Technologies Limited'' (Alabama) || Jack Palmer (represented by Kenneth J. Mendelsohn), lawsuit against {{w|Infosys}} || N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A || In the lawsuit, Infosys employee Jack Palmer accuses the company of misusing the [[w:B visa in lieu of other visas|B-1 in lieu of H-1B]], including misleading immigration authorities, underpaying taxes, and overbilling clients.<ref name=itbusinessedge>{{cite web|url = http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/tennant/h-1b-visa-fraud-case-against-infosys-may-be-a-game-changer/?cs=45953|title = H-1B Visa Fraud Case Against Infosys May Be a Game Changer|last = Tennant|first = Don|date = March 15, 2011|accessdate = August 12, 2017|publisher = IT Business Edge}}</ref> He is represented by Greg Mendelsohn and the suit is filed in the Circuit Court of Lowndes County, Alabama.<ref name=itbusinessedge/> This happens two months after Palmer tried to raise the same issues internally within the company and was not heeded.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/336004-jack-palmer-lawsuit-against-infosys-technologies.html|title = Jack Palmer Lawsuit Against Infosys Technologies|date = February 23, 2011|accessdate = August 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=nyt-palmer-lawsuit>{{cite web|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/22/us/22infosys.html|title = Indian Company Under Scrutiny Over U.S. Visas|last = Preston|first = Julia|last2 = Bajaj|first2 = Vikas|date = June 21, 2011|accessdate = August 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name=nyt-palmer-lawsuit-2>{{cite web|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/us/whistle-blower-claiming-visa-fraud-keeps-his-job-but-not-his-work.html|title = Whistle-Blower Claiming Visa Fraud Keeps His Job, but Not His Work|last = Preston|first = Julia|publisher = ''New York Times''|date = April 13, 2012|accessdate = August 13, 2017}}</ref> On August 20, 2012, a federal judge in Alabama dismisses the lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/us/alabama-judge-dismisses-infosys-whistle-blower-suit.html|title = Judge Dismisses Whistle-Blower Suit Against Infosys|last = Preston|first = Julia|date = August 20, 2012|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = ''New York Times''}}</ref> However, federal prosecutors later pursue Infosys based on Palmer's alllegations, resulting in a $34 million settlement in October 2013 with the government, with Palmer getting part of the settlement per a federal false claims law.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/30/us/indian-tech-giant-infosys-said-to-reach-settlement-on-us-visa-fraud-claims.html|title = Deal Reached in Inquiry Into Visa Fraud at Tech Giant|last = Preston|first = Julia|date = October 30, 2013|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = ''New York Times''}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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The 60-day comment period for this Notice of Proposed Regulation published in the ''Federal Register'' ends on May 2.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/03/03/2011-4731/registration-requirement-for-petitioners-seeking-to-file-h-1b-petitions-on-behalf-of-aliens-subject|title = Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-1B Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to the Numerical Limitations|date = March 3, 2011|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = ''Federal Register''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.uscis.gov/archive/archive-news/uscis-announces-proposed-h-1b-electronic-registration-system-reduce-costs-us-businesses|title = USCIS Announces Proposed H-1B Electronic Registration System to Reduce Costs for U.S. Businesses|date = March 2, 2011|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = United States Citizenship and Immigration Services}}</ref> The {{w|American Immigration Lawyers Association}} responds with critical comments, suggesting that the proposed regulation be put on indefinite hold until the USCIS Transformation to a paperless system is complete, and that the USCIS carefully beta test the new approach and collect stakeholder feedback before launching it widely.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.aila.org/infonet/aila-comments-on-proposed-h-1b-registration-system|title = AILA Comments on Proposed H-1B Registration System|date = May 2, 2011|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = American Immigration Lawyers Association}}</ref> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">There appears to be no further action on this </del>proposal <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">after May 2</del>.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| 2011 || March 3 || Proposed regulation || Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-1B Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to the Numerical Limitations || USCIS || No change || Proposed: No numerical effect, but lottery would now be run ''before'' submission of full petition || No change || No change || USCIS proposes that petitioners complete an online registration describing petitions they want to file ''prior'' to the start of the filing season. If the number of such petitions exceeds the cap, USCIS runs its lottery ''before'' petitions are actually submitted, and informs employers whose petitions have passed the lottery, so they can then submit the full petition. The 60-day comment period for this Notice of Proposed Regulation published in the ''Federal Register'' ends on May 2.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/03/03/2011-4731/registration-requirement-for-petitioners-seeking-to-file-h-1b-petitions-on-behalf-of-aliens-subject|title = Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-1B Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to the Numerical Limitations|date = March 3, 2011|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = ''Federal Register''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.uscis.gov/archive/archive-news/uscis-announces-proposed-h-1b-electronic-registration-system-reduce-costs-us-businesses|title = USCIS Announces Proposed H-1B Electronic Registration System to Reduce Costs for U.S. Businesses|date = March 2, 2011|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = United States Citizenship and Immigration Services}}</ref> The {{w|American Immigration Lawyers Association}} responds with critical comments, suggesting that the proposed regulation be put on indefinite hold until the USCIS Transformation to a paperless system is complete, and that the USCIS carefully beta test the new approach and collect stakeholder feedback before launching it widely.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.aila.org/infonet/aila-comments-on-proposed-h-1b-registration-system|title = AILA Comments on Proposed H-1B Registration System|date = May 2, 2011|accessdate = August 13, 2017|publisher = American Immigration Lawyers Association}}</ref> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The </ins>proposal <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">would finally become practice in March 2020, with H-1B filing for Fiscal Year 2021</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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