FY 2013 H-1B CAP IS FULL


On June 11, 2012, USCIS received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the statutory cap for FY 2013.  

On June 7, 2012, USCIS also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the advanced degree exemption.  USCIS will reject petitions subject to the cap for H-1B specialty occupation workers seeking an employment start date in FY 2013 that are received after June 11, 2012.

FY 2013 H-1B Cap Count

Cap Type
Cap Amount
Cap Eligible Petitions
Date of Last Count
H-1B Regular Cap
65,000
65,000
06/11/2012
H-1B Master’s Degree Exemption
20,000
20,000
06/11/2012

Source: USCIS

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