On June 11, 2012, USCIS received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the statutory cap for FY-2013.  On June 7, 2012, USCIS also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption.   USCIS will reject petitions subject to the cap for H-1B specialty occupation

Here is the Current FY-2013 H-1B Cap Count: FY 2013 H-1B Cap Count  Cap Type  Cap Amount  Cap Eligible Petitions   Date of Last Count H-1B Regular Cap  65,000  55,600 06/01/2012 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption  20,000 18,700 06/01/2012

Here is the Current FY-2013 H-1B Cap Count: Cap Type  Cap Amount  Cap Eligible Petitions   Date of Last Count H-1B Regular Cap  65,000  36,700 05/11/2012 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption  20,000 14,800 05/11/2012

  Here is the Current FY-2013 H-1B Cap Count: FY 2013 H-1B Cap Count  Cap Type  Cap Amount  Cap Eligible Petitions   Date of Last Count H-1B Regular Cap  65,000  17,400 04/09/2012 H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption  20,000 8,200 04/09/2012