According to the American Immigration Lawyer Association, USCIS has updated
its website with the figures for H-1B usage for fiscal year 2007 as of May 25,
2006. Since it began accepting applications on April 1, USCIS has approved 7,
718 H-1B beneficiaries with an additional 41,316 applications pending, for a
total of 49,034 applications either granted or pending. In this same period,
USCIS has approved 1,672 H-1B Advanced Degree beneficiaries with 4,158
applications pending, for a total of 5,830 applications either granted or
pending. The respective caps are 58,200 for H-1B visas (with an additional 6,
800 set aside for the H-1B1 program until October 1, 2006) and 20,000 for H-1B
Advanced Degree visas.
Also, USCIS intends to try and provide updated cap usage figures twice a week
until the cap is reached.
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