H-1B Cap Count as of 04/24/2006

H-1B Cap Count as of 04/24/2006
Via USCIS

	Cap	Beneficiaries Approved	Beneficiaries Pending	Beneficiary Target ¹	Total	Date of Last Count
H-1B	58,200 ²	3,907	8,806	61,000	12,713	4/24/2006
H-1B Advance Degree Exemption	20,000	898	1,460	21,000	2,358	4/24/2006
H-1B (FY 06)	58,200	——	——	——	Cap Reached	8/10/2005
H-1B Advance Degree Exemption (FY 06)	20,000	——	——	——	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.

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