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The USCIS released the latest count on H1B cap as of May 25. In the past two business days, more than four thousand visas are sued, with only 9,166 remaining in the standard cap. We estimate it might meet its cap early in June with the current pace of application. Please refer to the following table for details of the report.
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Cap |
Beneficiaries Approved |
Beneficiaries Pending |
Beneficiary Target* |
Total |
Date |
Standard Cap |
58,200** |
7,718 |
41,316 |
61,000 |
49,034 |
5/25/2006 |
Advance Degree Cap |
20,000 |
1,672 |
4,158 |
21,000 |
5,830 |
5/25/2006 |
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Standard Cap |
58,200b |
7,396 |
37,754 |
61,000 |
45,150 |
5/23/2006 |
Advance Degree Cap |
20,000 |
1,611 |
3,944 |
21,000 |
5,555 |
5/23/2006 |
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Standard Cap |
58,200 |
6,934 |
35,942 |
61,000 |
42,876 |
5/19/2006 |
Advance Degree Cap |
20,000 |
1,537 |
3,821 |
21,000 |
5,358 |
5/19/2006 |
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Standard Cap |
58,200 |
6,465 |
32,980 |
61,000 |
39,445 |
5/16/2006 |
Advance Degree Cap |
20,000 |
1,442 |
3,606 |
21,000 |
5,048 |
5/16/2006 |
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Standard Cap |
58,200 |
6,033 |
28,775 |
61,000 |
34,808 |
5/12/2006 |
Advance Degree Cap |
20,000 |
1,392 |
3,246 |
21,000 |
4,638 |
5/12/2006 |
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Standard Cap |
58,200 |
4,507 |
12,230 |
61,000 |
16,737 |
4/28/2006 |
Advance Degree Cap |
20,000 |
1,007 |
1,877 |
21,000 |
2,884 |
4/28/2006 |
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Standard (FY06) |
58,200 |
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Cap reached |
8/10/2005 |
Advance Degree (FY06) |
20,000 |
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Cap reached |
1/17/2006 |
* Refers to the estimated numbers of beneficiary applications needed to reach the cap, with an allowance for denials and revocations. Each target is subject to revision later in the cap cycle as more petitions are processed.
** 6,800 are set aside for the H-1B1 program under terms of the U.S.-Chile and U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. Unused numbers in this pool can first be made available for general use on October 1, 2006, the start of FY 2007.
(05/29/2006)
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