In the table below you will find a log of all FY2012 H-1B cap counts. By keeping a log, and updating it with every new count released by USCIS, we can document the progress of H-1B visa usage.
USCIS began accepting H-1B petitions on April 1, 2011. If approved, beneficiaries of these petitions may start working in H-1B status on or after October 1, 2011 – the first day of FY 2012 cap season. The following table includes every cap count released by USCIS. The table will be updated on a regular basis to show the pattern of this year’s H1B filing.
| Date of Last Count | Regular Cap (65,000) |
Advanced Degree Exemption (20,000) |
| 4/7/2011 | 5,900 | 4,500 |
| 4/15/2011 | 7,100 | 5,100 |
| 4/22/2011 | 8,000 | 5,900 |
| 4/29/2011 | 9,200 | 6,600 |
| 5/06/2011 | 10,200 | 7,300 |
| 5/13/2011 | 11,200 | 7,900 |
| 5/20/2011 | 12,300 | 8,500 |
| 6/1/2011 | 13,600 | 9,300 |
| 6/13/2011 | 15,200 | 10,200 |
| 6/17/2011 | 16,300 | 10,800 |
| 6/24/2011 | 17,400 | 11,300 |
| 7/1/2011 | 18,400 | 11,900 |
| 7/15/2011 | 20,500 | 12,800 |
| 7/22/2011 | 21,600 | 13,300 |
| 7/29/2011 | 22,700 | 13,800 |
| 8/12/2011 | 25,300 | 14,700 |
| 8/26/2011 | 29,000 | 15,800 |
| 9/9/2011 | 32,200 | 16,700 |
| 9/23/2011 | 36,300 | 17,700 |
| 10/7/2011 | 41,000 | 19,100 |
| 10/14/2011 | 43,300 | 19,600 |
| 10/21/2011 | 46,200 | 20,000 |
| 10/28/2011 | 49,200 | 20,000 |
| 11/2/2011 | 50,800 | 20,000 |
| 11/14/2011 | 56,300 | 20,000 |
| 11/18/2011 | 61,800 | 20,000 |
| 11/22/2011 | 65,000 | 20,000 |
Below is a graph showing all H-1B cap counts for FY 2012:
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