We all know about H1B Lottery for last few years, but did you know when H1B Cap was reached few years back? Here’s a table that shows when H1B Cap was reached in last few years 2005 to 2009.
Dates H1B Cap Reached
Here is the list from FY 2005 for which H1B was filed from April/1/2004. There are a total of 65,000 General Quota H1B and 20,000 for students with Advanced Degree (Masters, PhD) from US Universities.
H1B Fiscal Year H1B Filing Date Date H1B Quota Cap Reached
| Year | Start date | Capend date |
|---|
| 2005 | April/1/2004 | October/1/ 2004 |
| 2006 | April/1/2006 | August/10/ 2007 |
| 2007 | April/1/2006 | May/26/2006 |
2008 | April/1/2007 | April/2/2007 |
| 2009 | April/1/2008 | April/7/2008 |
2010 | April/1/2009 | ------- |
Will Companies File H1B This Year?
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With less than a month to go, there are not many jobs out there and with New H1B Rules its difficult for big banks to hire H1B workers. So, if you are applying for H1B Visa for FY2010 in 2009, what is the probability to get a job in this economy? Some consulting firms are paying fines and salary for not paying employees in bench. So, those consulting companies are definitely not going to file H1B Visa applications this year. Which means the number of H1B petitions submitted will be less, so chances of getting visa approved is more, if there is lottery.
But, if there are no jobs available what is the use of just having H1B Visa? If companies applying for H1B to its employee currently working for them will have no issues, but what about consulting companies that are planning to apply? Will they apply at all? Post your comments to this article to discuss with other readers.
