As of June 5, 2012, approximately 55,600 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 18,700 H-1B petitions for advanced degree holders.
As of May 30, 2012, approximately 48,400 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. USCIS has receipted 17,500 H-1B petitions for advanced degree holders.
Once again the caps are 65,000 for bachelor’s degree holders and 20,000 for advanced degree holders, so the countdown to exhaustion of the quota is really on.
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