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Will H-1B Cap Planning Be Different This Year?

By David Grunblatt, Proskauer Rose LLP (January 26, 2017, 11:49 AM EST) -- As many attorneys have done, I have advised my clients that although we are still in January 2017, it is not too early to start planning and preparing for the H-1B cap filings for fiscal year 2018, which begins Oct. 1, 2017. Demand for the H-1B visa has steadily increased over the years, and last year only about 33 percent of the H-1B petitions were selected in the lottery which took place on April 1, 2016. Employers could expect this trend to continue and should be prepared to file their H-1B petitions on the earliest possible date, which is April 3, 2017, (April 1, 2017, falls on a Saturday)....

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