Posts Tagged ‘H-1B Cap’

USCIS Updates H-1B Cap Filing Numbers

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

USCIS has issued updated figures for the FY 2011 H-1B Cap.  The Service reports that as of April 22, 2010 a total of 22,764 H-1B cap-subject petitions have been filed. 16,025 of these filings count towards the 65,000 general cap and 6,739 of the filings are for the Master’s cap which allots an extra 20,000 H-1B numbers for individuals with advanced degrees from U.S. institutions of higher education.

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H-1B Cap Numbers Remain Available

Friday, April 9th, 2010

Today USCIS issued an emailed press release indicating that it would continue to accept H-1B petitions subject to the 2011 cap.   USCIS announced that they had received approximately 13,500 H-1B petitions counting towards the 65,000 cap and only 5,600 petitions for individuals with advanced degrees.

 
Klasko Law will continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates regarding how many H-1B spots continue to remain.

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