On December 8, 2004 President Bush signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2005 into law. This act authorizes funds for the federal government for another year. The law included several changes to the H-1B category. Among these changes, the bill exempts from the H-1B visa cap 20,000 H-1B visas for foreign nationals with masters or higher-level degrees from U.S. universities. This provision has been a point of confusion among concerned parties. In March the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that contrary to the letter of the new law, the additional 20,000 H-1B visas would be available to all qualified H-1B applicants, not just foreign nationals with advanced degrees. In a recent interview the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) conducted with a USCIS official, the official could not confirm that the USCIS would adhere to this announcement. The additional 20,000 H-1B visas were supposed to be available starting March 8, 2005. Al...
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