04/15/2011 - H-1B Cap Count Update

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Current count:

General cap: 7,100 out of 58,200 available (6,800 of the 65,000 total are reserved by treaty for citizens of Singapore and Chile)

U.S. Master’s degree cap: 5,100 out of 20,000

Bottom Line:

Continued slow usage.

Who Should Care:

U.S. employers with personnel requirements for highly educated workers, foreign nationals seeking initial H-1Bs

Archive Date:
April 15, 2011