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AROUND 15,000 H-1B VISA NUMBERS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-OCTOBER 1, 2009 START DATE
by USCIS
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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H-1B NUMBERS REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-OCTOBER 1, 2009 START DATE
Cap Count for H-1B and H-2B Workers for Fiscal Year 2010
Please see the information relating to H-1B Program Changes for FY
2010 in the Related Links section of this page. What is a "Cap"
The word "Cap" used in this Update refers to annual numerical limitations
set by Congress on certain nonimmigrant visa classifications, e.g., H-1B
and H-2B. Caps control the number of workers that can be issued a visa in
a given fiscal year to enter the United States pursuant to a particular
nonimmigrant classification. Caps also control the number of aliens
already in the United States that may be authorized to change status to a
cap-subject classification. The H-1B visa program is used by some U.S.employers to employ foreign
workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical
expertise in a specialized field and a bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
Typical H-1B occupations include architects, engineers, computer
programmers, accountants, doctors and college professors. The H-1B visa
program also includes certain fashion models of distinguished merit and
ability and up to 100 persons who will performing services of an
exceptional nature in connection with Department of Defense (DOD)
research and development projects or coproduction projects. The current
annual cap on the H-1B category is 65,000. Not all H-1B nonimmigrants
are subject to this annual cap.
Please note that up to 6,800 visas may be
set aside from the cap of 65,000 during each fiscal year for the H-1B1
program under the terms of the legislation implementing the U.S.-Chile
and U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreements. Unused numbers in this pool
are made available for H-1B use for the next fiscal year.
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