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Warner Norcross + Judd LLP is a corporate law firm with over 230 attorneys serving clients in nine offices throughout Michigan. Among the largest law firms in Michigan, Warner works in virtually all areas of business law.

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Employers seeking H-1B visas for foreign workers must act quickly. Due to an expected lottery for the limited H-1Bs available, employers should plan to file petitions on April 1 – the first day of the H-1B filing season. These H-1Bs will be effective for employment beginning on October 1, 2016.

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Last year, Citizenship and Immigration Services received nearly 233,000 H-1B petitions and was forced to hold a random lottery among those petitions received during the first five days of the filing period. A similar scenario is expected this year. Only 85,000 new H-1Bs are available.

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H-1B status permits a foreign national to work in the United States for up to six years in a specialty occupation, which includes engineers, IT professionals, scientists and other occupations that require at least a bachelor’s degree.

The H-1B cap applies only to brand new H-1B petitions, with a few exceptions. Employers should consider filing an H-1B in the following circumstances:

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After the cap is reached, no more H-1Bs will be available until October 2017. We encourage employers to act quickly. &nbsp;

For additional information, please contact Angela M. Jenkins (616.752.2480 or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:ajenkins@wnj.com">ajenkins@wnj.com</a>) or Michael E. Wooley (989.698.3715 or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:mwooley@wnj.com">mwooley@wnj.com</a>) at Warner Norcross &amp; Judd LLP.

Act Fast: H-1B Filing Season is Approaching (and Another Lottery is Expected)

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