The most recent H-1B visa update was on August 6, 2010. It can be read at:
As of August 6, 2010, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reports that approximately 28,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions out of 65,000 visas available, and approximately 11,900 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption out of 20,000 visas available have 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.
Last year at this time, approximately 44,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed.
For the second time in several years, it is likely that USCIS will still accept H-1B petitions on the start date of the 2011 U.S. federal fiscal year, which is October 1, 2010. The economic downturn and new procedures for processing H-1B petitions continue to have a significant effect on H-1B processing.
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