H-1B Visa Current Cap Count
(01/11/2006) – There is still some time left to obtain a FY2006 US Advance Degree Exemption H-1B visa as you can see below:
|
H-1B |
H-1B Advance Degree Exemption |
H-2B 1st Half |
H-2B |
H-2B |
|
|
Cap |
58,200* |
20,000 |
33,000 |
33,000 |
66,000** |
|
Beneficiaries Approved |
—— |
17,306 |
—— |
2,304 |
50,309 |
|
Beneficiaries Pending |
—— |
2,316 |
—— |
6,310 |
9,199 |
|
Total |
Cap Reached |
19,622 |
Cap Reached |
8,614 |
59,508 |
|
Date of Last Count |
8/10/2005 |
1/10/2006 |
12/15/2005 |
1/11/2006 |
1/11/2006 |
*6,800 are set aside for the H-1B1 program under terms of the U.S.-Chile and U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreements and to the extent unused can first be made available for general use on October 1, 2006, the start of FY 2007.
**Currently, there is insufficient data for USCIS to make a reasonable determination of the cut-off number needed to reach the FY’06 H-2B cap. The cut-off number will be posted when such information is available.
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