H-1B Master's Cap Approaches Exhaustion (Numbers as of 04/21/2007)
H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption
The H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004, which took effect on May 5, 2005, changed the H-1B filing procedures for FY 2005 and for future fiscal years. The H-1B Visa Reform Act of 2004 also makes available 20,000 new H-1B visas for foreign workers with a Master’s or higher level degree from a U.S. academic institution.
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Cap |
Beneficiaries Approved |
Beneficiaries Pending Petitions Receipted |
Beneficiaries Pending Petitions yet to be Receipted |
Total |
Date of Last Count |
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H-1B (FY 08) |
58,200 1 |
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Cap Reached |
4/2/2007 |
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H-1B Advanced Degree Exemption (FY 08) |
20,000 |
7,339 |
7,801 |
3,509 |
18,649 |
4/21/2007 |
Posted by Ashwin Sharma at 4/25/2007 1:05 PM 
Categories: H-1B Visas, General News, AILA, USCIS Guidelines and Announcements
Categories: H-1B Visas, General News, AILA, USCIS Guidelines and Announcements
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