On April 27, 2009, USCIS announced that it had received approximately 45,000 H-1B petitions toward the H-1B bachelor’s cap and 20,000 towards the advanced degree cap for fiscal year 2010. USCIS continues to accept H-1B petitions for the bachelor’s and advanced degree cap. For petitions subject to the cap, there are 65,000 H-1B visa numbers available under the bachelor’s cap and 20,000 numbers available under the advanced degree cap.
To check on the latest H-1B count, please go to www.uscis.gov/h-1b_count.