USCIS just issued a press release stating that they will Accept H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year 2013 Beginning April 2, 2012 (well that is because April 1 is a Saturday).
As always, cases will be considered accepted on the date that USCIS takes possession of a properly filed petition with the correct fee. USCIS will not rely upon the date that the petition is postmarked.
The numerical limitation on H-1B petitions for FY 2013 is still at 65,000 (or a bit lower because of Chilean and Singapore trade agreement quotas). Additionally, the first 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of individuals who have earned a U.S. master’s degree or higher are exempt from the fiscal year cap.
USCIS will monitor the number of petitions received and will notify the public of the date on which USCIS received the necessary number of petitions to meet the H-1B cap. If the number of applications received exceeds the numerical cap, USCIS will randomly select the number of petitions required to reach the numerical limit from the pool of petitions received on the final receipt date. USCIS will reject cap-subject petitions that are not selected, as well as those received after the final receipt date.
We'll keep you posted...
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