H-1B Cap Numbers Still Available

As of June 19, 2009, approximately 44,5000 cap-subject petitions had been received by United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and counted towards the fiscal year 2010 H-1B cap (October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010). Approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits. In past years, the H-1B cap numbers have consistently closed in early April, as the first day for filing H-1B cap petitions for the new fiscal year is April 1st .

This year, USCIS continues to accept H-1B petitions subject to the general cap. Numbers still remain availale at this time. However, we recommend filing any new H-1B petitions quickly to ensure that they are filed before USCIS receives the total 65,000 petitions.