移民局宣布2019财年H1B抽签结束，今年申请总数19万，祝大家好运！
刚刚USCIS在官网宣布：
已经完成了2019财年的H1B随机抽签
今年一共收到了190,098份H1B申请
比去年少了近9000份
比前年少了45000多份！
看来今年的“中奖率”可是要提升了！
你会中签么？
在川普政权的施压下，纵观近几年的H1B数据，呈现持续的下降趋势：
2018年：190,098份
2017年：199,000份
2016年：236,000份
2015年：233,000份
从2009财年后H-1B的申请数量逐年递增，从2007-2013财年，H-1B的批准率徘徊在75%-78%之间，之后从2014-2016财年H-1B的批准率来到80%以上，更是在2016财年高达87%。去年这一数据甚至跌破60%。
在接下来的一个多月里，小伙伴们会陆续收到是否中签的通知。不过，鉴于川普上台后H1B政策愈发严苛，过了抽签这一关，小伙伴们还需要严阵以待材料审核阶段。
在这里，数据应用学院祝大家好运！
On April 11, USCIS used a computer-generated random selection process to select enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally-mandated cap and the U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2019.
USCIS received 190,098 H-1B petitions during the filing period, which began April 2, including petitions filed for the advanced degree exemption. USCIS announced on April 6, that it had received enough H-1B petitions to reach the statutory cap of 65,000 and the master’s cap of 20,000. USCIS will reject and return all unselected petitions with their filing fees unless the petition is a prohibited multiple filing.
USCIS conducted the selection process for the master’s cap first. All unselected master’s cap petitions then became part of the random selection process for the 65,000 cap.
USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap. Petitions filed for current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap, and who still retain their cap number, will also not be counted towards the FY 2019 H-1B cap. USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions filed to:
- Extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the United States;
- Change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;
- Allow current H-1B workers to change employers; and
- Allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position.
