USCIS has announced that, as of December 17, 2010, approximately 53,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions were receipted. Additionally, USCIS receipted 19,700 H-1B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees. Taking into account the numbers reserved by treaty for nationals of Singapore and Chile (up to 6,800), there may be less than 5,000 new H-1B visa numbers available for this fiscal year ending September 30, 2011.
