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  1. What is the deadline to submit an H-1B CAP petition for Fiscal Year 2027? My employer has not yet filed the case and I’m worried about my case not being filed on time.

 The deadline for H-1B CAP petitions for FY2027 to be filed with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is June 30, 2026. There is still sufficient time to file a proper H-1B CAP petition with USCIS.

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UPDATE: Explore American Immigration Council’ interactive map to get more comprehensive information on U.S. immigration data and its impact!

The American Immigration Council (AIC) has released all fifty states and the District of Columbia, for a total of fifty-one updated state-by-state fact sheets highlighting immigration data and facts. These fact sheets highlight the demographic and economic impact of Immigrants in each state.

With national immigration policy being discussed, we thought that it would be a good time to provide some statistics on the Immigrant population in the United States as provided by this AIC research. Once a week we will be posting a blog with information on three states at a time. This week we will highlight; Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania!

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Immigrant rights groups and some elected officials are urging the creation of a permanent pathway to citizenship for people brought to the United States as children, as President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign places them at greater risk.

One example is Arizona Senator Mark Kelly, who is advocating permanent citizenship for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients as renewal delays grow. Arizona is home to nearly 19,000 DACA recipients, all of whom face possible deportation under the Trump administration.

For more information, please read the AZ Mirror news article, “Mark Kelly pushes permanent citizenship for DACA recipients as renewal delays spike“!

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We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, May 22, 2026. Act now and submit your questions!

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The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click the link to view the June 2026 Visa Bulletin

The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins) and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center using Consular Processing (outside of the US) or file on their own with USCIS Form I-485 (within the US).

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USCIS has an online Electronic Reading Room with access to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requested documents. The Reading Room is really a Web-based searchable database of public requested FOIA documents; mixed with USCIS documents that the government decided may have a larger public demand. You can use pull-downs to choose different listed subjects and include any month/year date from January 2011 to the present. You can also type in your own keywords to search.

Please visit this page for more information: Electronic Reading Room

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The Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) provides an updated ‘processing times’ in table form, with information on FY2026 second quarterly completions; January 2026 to March 2026. These figures indicate the time that it takes from the date the case is received at AAO coming from the Service Center or District Office to completion.

AAO Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 5/6/26. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.

Note: Starting with the January 2017 Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times Report, the AAO has changed how it presents processing time data. The AAO will now provide, by form type, the total number of case completions for the fiscal year quarter and the percentage completed within 180 days, cases completed divided by their projected case goal.

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