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Regular H-1B Cap Count Passes 50,000!

Murali Bashyam

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated its H-1B cap count on November 26, 2010.   Here are the most recent cap numbers:

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) updated its H-1B cap count on November 26, 2010.   Here are the most recent cap numbers:

Regular H-1B Cap50,400

U.S. Masters H-1B Cap: 18,400

The regular H-1B cap is set at 65,000 and the Advanced Degree cap is set at 20,000.

This is the first time the regular H-1B cap count has surpassed 50,000.  Also, the U.S. Master’s cap increased by 1000 H-1B numbers in just one week.

We will provide updates at www.bashyamspiro.com as they become available.