H1B Visa Cap FY 2013 filed petitions as of April 4th 2012
News alert: This H1B Fiscal Year 2013 season started stronger than last year’s.
The USCIS has released some initial numbers that show a significant growth in the number of H1B petitions filed, compared to last Fiscal Year 2012:
H1B Cap as of April 4th, 2012: 22,300 petitions, which approximately 4,000 of those petitions are US advanced degrees.
So, this initial H1B season is already double the amount of petitions filed, compared to last year same date.
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