H-1B Cap Count as of 5/12/2006

 

Cap

Beneficiaries Approved

Beneficiaries Pending

 Beneficiary Target 1

Total

Date of Last Count

H-1B

58,200 2

6,033

28,775

61,000

34,808

5/12/2006

H-1B Advance Degree Exemption

20,000

1,392

3,246

21,000

4,638

5/12/2006

H-1B (FY 06)

58,200

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Cap Reached

8/10/2005

H-1B Advance Degree Exemption (FY 06)

20,000

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Cap Reached

1/17/2006

1 Refers to the estimated numbers of beneficiary applications needed to reach the cap, with an allowance for denials and revocations. Each target is subject to revision later in the cap cycle as more petitions are processed.
2 6,800 are set aside for the H-1B1 program under terms of the U.S.-Chile and U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. Unused numbers in this pool can first be made available for general use on October 1, 2006, the start of FY 2007.

Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 5/16/2006 8:45 AM
Categories: H-1B Visas, USCIS Guidelines and Announcements
 
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