On December 4, 2009, USCIS published the latest numbers of the amount
of H-1B cap-subject visa petitions it has received for Fiscal Year
2010. According to USCIS, roughly 61,000 cap-subject visas have been
received and roughly 20,000 advanced degree petitions have been
received.
USCIS will be approving a total of 65,000 cap-subject H-1B visas and
20,000 advanced degree cap visas. While the federal agency plans to
accept more than 65,000 H-1B cap-subject applications (based on the
premise that some will be rejected or revoked and others will be
withdrawn by the applicants), it should be noted that the amount of
applications received as of the most recent update is getting closer to
the cap amount.
