United States Immigration News
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H-1B Cap Count for FY 2011 as of December 31, 2010.
The H-1B Quota for US Masters exhausted, H-1B visas still available under the
general quota
As of December 31, 2010, approximately 57,300 H-1B
cap-subject petitions have been filed. Additionally, 20,000 H-1B petitions for
aliens with advanced degrees have been received by U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS). 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, taking into account
the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.
We expect that the H-1B Quota of 65,000 H-1B visas or to be more precise 58,200
H-1B visas (as 6,800 H-1B visas are reserved for Singapore and Chile), to be
reached shortly.
As stated above, 20,000 cases have been filed under the H-1B Quota for US
Masters cases out of a total of 20,000 H-1B visas since April 2010. The H-1B
Quota for US Masters has been exhausted. A person with a US Masters Degree
and/or a Masters Degree from any country can still apply under the general quota
where H-1B visas are still available.
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