H-1B Count for Fiscal Year 2013 as of April 27, 2012
FY 2013 H-1B Cap Count
| Cap Type | Cap Amount | Cap Eligible Petitions | Date of Last Count |
| H-1B Regular Cap | 65,000 | 29,200 | 04/27/2012 |
| H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption | 20,000 | 12,300 | 04/27/2012 |
Cap Eligible Petitions
This
is the number of petitions that USCIS has accepted for this particular
type of cap. It includes cases that have been approved or are still
pending. It does not include petitions that have been denied.
Cap Amounts
The
current annual cap on the H-1B category is 65,000. Not all H-1B non immigrants are subject to this annual cap. Please note that up to
6,800 visas are set aside from the cap of 65,000 during each fiscal year
for the H-1B1 program under the terms of the legislation implementing
the U.S.-Chile and U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreements. Unused numbers
in this pool are made available for H-1B use for the next fiscal year.
Source: USCIS
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