- November 30, 2009
- Category: Non immigrant visa, US Employers
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As of November 20, 2009, approximately 56,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed. USCIS has approved sufficient H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees to meet the exemption of 20,000 from the fiscal year 2010 cap. Any H-1B petitions filed on behalf of an alien with an advanced degree will now count toward the general H-1B cap of 65,000.
Applicants have filled the advanced degree track. Please note that People from Chile and Singapore will account for 6,800 of the 65,000 cap. THAT LEAVES ABOUT 1300 NUMBERS AVAILABLE BEFORE WE REACH THE CAP.