USCIS UPDATES H-1B CAP COUNT -- AT 46,000

USCIS has just informed in a press release that as of September 18, 2009, approximately 46,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions and approximately 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption had been filed. USCIS continues to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions, and the number continues to trickle up slightly every few weeks. Notably the economic conditions and the increased audits of H-1B petitions have been the most significant causes for the minimal demand for H-1B visas this year.