USCIS has recently updated the number of cap-subject H-1B petitions it
has accepted for Fiscal Year 2011. According to USCIS, as of January
21, 2011, 62,800 regular cap-subject petitions have been accepted and
20,000 master’s exemption cap-subject petitions have been accepted. A
total of 65,000 regular cap-subject H-1B visas are available for Fiscal
Year 2011, leaving just over 2,000 visas still available for the fiscal
year.
USCIS also posted updated numbers for the H-2B program as well.
According to USCIS, as of January 21, 2011, the agency has approved
35,146 H-2B beneficiaries for the first half of Fiscal Year 2011; 1,414
beneficiaries are still pending for that half-fiscal year. 8,869
beneficiaries have been approved for the second half of Fiscal Year
2011, with 3,446 currently pending. The agency’s targeted amount of
beneficiaries for each half-fiscal year is 47,000.
