04-30-2010, 03:05 AM
But in 2009-10, the number exceeded the cap only in the third week of December. In this financial year, until the third week of April, there have only been around 16,000 applications in the first category and 6,700 in the second, according to US Citizenship and Immigration Services figures.
With the US economy yet to recover from financial meltdown and unemployment remaining high, it is no longer the El Dorado for professionals it once used to be.
Leading New York-based immigration lawyer Cyrus Mehta said, "This year, the cap may not be reached unless there's some pick up in the economy." http://www.hindustantimes.com/H1B-visas-...37378.aspx
With the US economy yet to recover from financial meltdown and unemployment remaining high, it is no longer the El Dorado for professionals it once used to be.
Leading New York-based immigration lawyer Cyrus Mehta said, "This year, the cap may not be reached unless there's some pick up in the economy." http://www.hindustantimes.com/H1B-visas-...37378.aspx