H1B Visa Cap and H1B Quota Systems Explained
Every year there are H1B 'Cap-Subject' H1B visas available, and...
there are also H1B 'Cap-Exempt' H1B visas available
This section will help you learn about the H1B 'Cap-Subject' system, and we will provide the latest official updates to help you keep constant track of the number of H1B visas filed against and counted towards this years H1B cap / quota
• What's the latest H1B cap count ? - how many H1B visas have been filed so far this year ?
view the chart below for the latest number of H1B visas already filed for this years cap
• What is the H1B cap and H1B quota system ?
learn about the H1B cap and quota system and what factors influence it each year
• View historical cap filing statistics and trends for the H1B visa program over the years
see the past H1B cap numbers and how long the quota lasted during previous years
H1B Visa Filing Numbers for 2011 - Latest H1B Cap Count (for FY2012 quota)
The H1B FY2012 Cap is for H1B visas that can be filed and issued in 2011
How Long Does the H1B Cap Last Each Year ?
The duration that the H1B visa cap lasts each year, and the speed that it's reached depends on many variable factors and can change each year. Essentially, the cap lasts until such time as all the visas for that years quota have been filed and issued.
What's The Last Date That H1B Visas Can Be Filed - is There a Cut-Off Date ?
There's often confusion about a 'cut-off date' or 'deadline' thinking that the H1B cap ends on October 1st each year and that no visas can be applied for and filed after October 1st. The fact is there is No fixed or set cut-off date for filing H1B visas. H1B visas can be applied for and filed towards the cap numbers until such date as All the visas have been issued.
For example: if there are still H1B visas available in November or December, visas can still be filed for and issued (with immediate employment start dates). The relevence of the October 1st date is only that it is the first date that anyone who has been issued a cap-subject visa earlier in the year (from April-September), can start work for their new employer / sponsor company.
What is the H1B Cap-Subject and Visa Quota System ?
The H1B cap is the number of H1B visas available during a Fiscal Year
The H1B visa cap is also commonly termed as the H1B quota
The H1B Cap-Subject Visa system is split down further into 2 groups:
- there is the Regular Cap, and
- there is also the ADE Cap
This year, there are 85,000 cap subject H1B visas available to be issued
- 65,000 cap subject visas are available for the Regular Cap
- 20,000 cap subject visas are available for the ADE Cap
The Regular Cap is available to those living abroad that want to obtain their first H1B visa, and to those in the US that want to change their current visa status to H1B visa status
The ADE Cap (Advanced Degree Exemption) is available to those that graduate from a US universty/college with an Masters level or higher level degree
H1B Visa Cap Start Date:
H1B cap subject visa petitions can start to be filed from April 1st each year
As H1B visas are filed and issued, they are counted against the cap numbers
H1B visas can continue to be filed until the cap has been reached
H1B Visa Cap End Date:
There is No fixed end date or deadline or cut off date to file H1B visas.
They can continue to be filed until the cap / quota is reached (until all 85,000 visas have been issued). When all 85,000 H1B visas have been issued the cap closes for the year.
This Year:
From April 1st 2011 H1B visas could start being filed and issued for the FY 2012 H1B cap
As a safeguard and to ensure the best opportunity of being issued an H1B visa, it's important to plan ahead and file as early as possible.
Factors that affect and influence the H1B visa cap each year:
Every year there is not one, but many different factors that can all, or in part, combine to influence what will happen during each year for H1B sponsorship employment demand, and for the volume of H1B visas that are filed by US employers.
Each factor carries a 'weight' and some are more important and influencial than others.
The H1B market is determined by both the timing and the level of fusion between all the different factors during the course of each year.
These factors determine the duration, and how quickly the H1B cap will be reached each year:
- supply: the fixed number of H1B visas that are available to be issued for the year
- supply - versus the demand by Foreign nationals who want to obtain H1B visas + the demand by US companies who want to hire H1B workers
- current H1B rules, regulations and processes for visa sponsorship and visa petition filing
- new H1B rules and laws that affect which companies can or can not sponsor/file visas
- overall economic conditions
- econonic conditions for each industry sector and sub-sectors
- momentum and demand within new emerging markets
- economic conditions for different geographical locations
- overall employment conditions
- employment demand for different industry sectors and sub-sectors
- employment demand for different professions and levels of profession
- employment demand in different geographic locations
- the overall current demand for H1B workers by US companies
- qualified labor shortages at 'H1B-level' for specialty professions
- qualified labor shortages at 'H1B-level' in different geographic locations
- the number of new sponsor companies that enter the market to hire and file visas
- the number of Foreign nationals that seek to obtain H1B sponsorship and work visas
- is there a lottery selection or a deadline cut off date to file visa applications
- overall consumer perception and market confidence rates
- some mainstream media and political news and hype that surrounds the H1B visa program
- will anything new, unexpected and unforeseen happen in the market or with the immigration system that could directly or indirectly affect the H1B visa program
H1B Visa Cap Historical Statistics and Trends from 2003 - Present
From 1999 to 2002 the cap was temporarily rasied to 195,000 during Y2K and the dotcom boom, but was not reached during those Fiscal Years
The ADE cap of an additional 20,000 visas was introduced in 2005 (FY2006)
* Each year H1B visas can start to be filed from April 1st onwards
The chart below shows the number of H1B visas available during each year and the dates reflecting the duration and speed that the cap was reached
Every year there are H1B 'Cap-Subject' H1B visas available, and...
there are also H1B 'Cap-Exempt' H1B visas available
This section will help you learn about the H1B 'Cap-Subject' system, and we will provide the latest official updates to help you keep constant track of the number of H1B visas filed against and counted towards this years H1B cap / quota
• What's the latest H1B cap count ? - how many H1B visas have been filed so far this year ?
view the chart below for the latest number of H1B visas already filed for this years cap
• What is the H1B cap and H1B quota system ?
learn about the H1B cap and quota system and what factors influence it each year
• View historical cap filing statistics and trends for the H1B visa program over the years
see the past H1B cap numbers and how long the quota lasted during previous years
H1B Visa Filing Numbers for 2011 - Latest H1B Cap Count (for FY2012 quota)
The H1B FY2012 Cap is for H1B visas that can be filed and issued in 2011
H1B Visa Cap Count Tracker - Latest filing numbers for the 2011 H1B Quota
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H1B Visas for 2011
(named the FY2012 cap) |
H1B Regular Cap
Cap Amount 65,000 |
H1B ADE Cap
Cap amount 20,000 |
Date of Last H1B Cap Count |
|
Number of
H1B Visas Filed |
41,000 36,300 32,200 29.000 25,300 22,700 21,600 20,500 19,000 17,400 16,300 15,200 13, 600 13,100 12,300 11,200 10,200 9,200 8,000 7,100 5,900 |
19,100 17,700 16,700 15,800 14,700 13,800 13,300 12,800 12,200 11,300 10,800 10,200 9,300 9,000 8,500 7,900 7,300 6,600 5,900 5,100 4,500 |
Oct 7, 2011 Sep 23, 2011 Sep 9, 2011 Aug 26, 2011 Aug 12, 2011 July 29, 2011 July 22, 2011 July 15, 2011 July 1, 2011 June 24, 2011 June 17, 2011 June 13, 2011 June 1, 2011 May 26, 2011 May 20, 2011 May 13, 2011 May 6, 2011 April 29, 2011 April 22, 2011 April 15, 2011 April 7, 2011 |
|
Number of H1B Visas Still Available for 2011 |
24,000 |
900 |
|
How Long Does the H1B Cap Last Each Year ?
The duration that the H1B visa cap lasts each year, and the speed that it's reached depends on many variable factors and can change each year. Essentially, the cap lasts until such time as all the visas for that years quota have been filed and issued.
What's The Last Date That H1B Visas Can Be Filed - is There a Cut-Off Date ?
There's often confusion about a 'cut-off date' or 'deadline' thinking that the H1B cap ends on October 1st each year and that no visas can be applied for and filed after October 1st. The fact is there is No fixed or set cut-off date for filing H1B visas. H1B visas can be applied for and filed towards the cap numbers until such date as All the visas have been issued.
For example: if there are still H1B visas available in November or December, visas can still be filed for and issued (with immediate employment start dates). The relevence of the October 1st date is only that it is the first date that anyone who has been issued a cap-subject visa earlier in the year (from April-September), can start work for their new employer / sponsor company.
What is the H1B Cap-Subject and Visa Quota System ?
The H1B cap is the number of H1B visas available during a Fiscal Year
The H1B visa cap is also commonly termed as the H1B quota
The H1B Cap-Subject Visa system is split down further into 2 groups:
- there is the Regular Cap, and
- there is also the ADE Cap
This year, there are 85,000 cap subject H1B visas available to be issued
- 65,000 cap subject visas are available for the Regular Cap
- 20,000 cap subject visas are available for the ADE Cap
The Regular Cap is available to those living abroad that want to obtain their first H1B visa, and to those in the US that want to change their current visa status to H1B visa status
The ADE Cap (Advanced Degree Exemption) is available to those that graduate from a US universty/college with an Masters level or higher level degree
H1B Visa Cap Start Date:
H1B cap subject visa petitions can start to be filed from April 1st each year
As H1B visas are filed and issued, they are counted against the cap numbers
H1B visas can continue to be filed until the cap has been reached
H1B Visa Cap End Date:
There is No fixed end date or deadline or cut off date to file H1B visas.
They can continue to be filed until the cap / quota is reached (until all 85,000 visas have been issued). When all 85,000 H1B visas have been issued the cap closes for the year.
This Year:
From April 1st 2011 H1B visas could start being filed and issued for the FY 2012 H1B cap
As a safeguard and to ensure the best opportunity of being issued an H1B visa, it's important to plan ahead and file as early as possible.
Factors that affect and influence the H1B visa cap each year:
Every year there is not one, but many different factors that can all, or in part, combine to influence what will happen during each year for H1B sponsorship employment demand, and for the volume of H1B visas that are filed by US employers.
Each factor carries a 'weight' and some are more important and influencial than others.
The H1B market is determined by both the timing and the level of fusion between all the different factors during the course of each year.
These factors determine the duration, and how quickly the H1B cap will be reached each year:
- supply: the fixed number of H1B visas that are available to be issued for the year
- supply - versus the demand by Foreign nationals who want to obtain H1B visas + the demand by US companies who want to hire H1B workers
- current H1B rules, regulations and processes for visa sponsorship and visa petition filing
- new H1B rules and laws that affect which companies can or can not sponsor/file visas
- overall economic conditions
- econonic conditions for each industry sector and sub-sectors
- momentum and demand within new emerging markets
- economic conditions for different geographical locations
- overall employment conditions
- employment demand for different industry sectors and sub-sectors
- employment demand for different professions and levels of profession
- employment demand in different geographic locations
- the overall current demand for H1B workers by US companies
- qualified labor shortages at 'H1B-level' for specialty professions
- qualified labor shortages at 'H1B-level' in different geographic locations
- the number of new sponsor companies that enter the market to hire and file visas
- the number of Foreign nationals that seek to obtain H1B sponsorship and work visas
- is there a lottery selection or a deadline cut off date to file visa applications
- overall consumer perception and market confidence rates
- some mainstream media and political news and hype that surrounds the H1B visa program
- will anything new, unexpected and unforeseen happen in the market or with the immigration system that could directly or indirectly affect the H1B visa program
H1B Visa Cap Historical Statistics and Trends from 2003 - Present
From 1999 to 2002 the cap was temporarily rasied to 195,000 during Y2K and the dotcom boom, but was not reached during those Fiscal Years
The ADE cap of an additional 20,000 visas was introduced in 2005 (FY2006)
* Each year H1B visas can start to be filed from April 1st onwards
The chart below shows the number of H1B visas available during each year and the dates reflecting the duration and speed that the cap was reached
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Year: |
H1B Cap Numbers |
Date H1B Cap Reached |
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2003 (FY2004 cap) |
65,000 |
October 1, 2003 |
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2004 (FY2005 cap) |
65,000 |
October 1, 2004 |
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|
|
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2005 (FY2006 cap) |
85,000 |
August 10, 2005 |
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2006 (FY2007 cap) |
85,000 |
May 26, 2006 |
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2007 (FY2008 cap) |
85,000 |
April 3, 2007 |
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2008 (FY2009 cap) |
85,000 |
April 7, 2008 |
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2009 (FY2010 cap) |
85,000 |
December 21, 2009 |
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2010 (FY2011 cap) |
85,000 |
January 26, 2011 |
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2011 (FY 2012 cap) |
85,000 |
Present - Currently Open |
H1B Visa Cap Count Tracker - Latest filing numbers for the 2011 H1B Quota
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