USCIS issued a press release on November 23, 2011 stating that as of November 22, 2011 all 65,000 H-1B petitions for the fiscal year have been used up. Only eight days earlier they issued a press release saying 56,300 had been used up! I’m skeptical that 8,700 petitions were filed within eight days. The inaccurate counting and reporting of H-1B petitions filed wreaks havoc for employers and employees. Companies and their immigration attorneys planned to file H-1B petitions over the next couple of months based on the USCIS press releases only to find out that 8,700 petitions were “filed” within the span of eight days. Consequently, these companies will have to revise key employment decisions that were months in the making.
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H-1B count as of November 2011
As of November 14, 2011, all 20,000 H-1B Masters Exempt H-1B visas have been taken. In addition, USCIS is reporting that 56,300 of the 65,000 regular cap H-1Bs have been taken. At this rate the remaining H-1Bs for the year should be used up within the next month or two. If you were planning on filing an H-1B it would be a good idea to file immediately. The next opportunity to apply for H-1Bs after all 65,000 have been taken is April 2012 and those new beneficiaries that are approved in April 2012 will not be able to work in H-1B status until October 2012.