Fiscal Year 2010 H-1B Cap Count
As of December 8, 2009, approximately 61,500 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. 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to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.
Fiscal Year 2010 H-2B Cap Count
|
Cap Type |
Cap Amount |
Beneficiaries Approved |
Beneficiaries Pending |
Beneficiaries Target 1 |
Total |
Date of Last Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
H-2B 1st Half |
33,000 |
27,195 |
2,925 |
47,000 |
30,120 |
12/4/09 |
|
H-2B |
33,000 2 |
0 |
1,492 |
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1,492 |
12/4/09 |
1 Refers to the estimated numbers of beneficiary applications needed to reach a cap, with an allowance for withdrawals, denials and revocations.
2 A shortfall in the 1st half would be made up in the 2nd half.