As of August 7, 2009, approximately 44,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had 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to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.
USCIS has received 8,974 H-2B petitions for the first half of FY 2010. It has approved 8,183 and 791 are pending.
USCIS is currently accepting petitions for the 2nd half of fiscal year 2009 AND the 1st half of fiscal year 2010. On August 6, 2009 USCIS announced that it has reopened the H-2B filing period for fiscal year 2009. Such petitions must be filed and adjudicated by September 30, 2009, the end of the 2009 fiscal year. See USCIS to Accept New H-2B Fiscal Year 2009 Petitions for more information about H-2B filings for fiscal year 2009.
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