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Immigration News
FY2007 H-1B Advanced Degree Cap Usage Figures Surpass 17,000
July 20, 2006
On July 19, 2006, USCIS updated the current cap count with new
data gathered as of July 18, 2006. The number of approved and receipted
pending petitions now has reached 16,991. Approximately 360 H-1B
Advanced Degree petitions have been received but have not yet been
data-entered and receipted. The combined approximate total as of
July 19 is 17,351.
Data gathered on July 11 and posted to the USCIS website on July
12 showed that approximately 15,208 petitions had been approved,
data-entered, or received but not yet processed as of July 11. Thus,
USCIS received a little over 2,143 petitions in the course of 5
business days. Clearly, as we approach the cap, the pace of filings
is increasing.
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