124,731 Filed & 72,526 Approved--10,618 Left?

[H1Bcap]

Based on ImmigrationWatch, 124,731 I129 cases have been filed during FY2004 so far and 72,526 of them has been approved. Here is the detailed cases distribution among service centers and months:

Oct,2003
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...CSC Filed--7018 Approved--4008(57.1%)
...NSC Filed--7255 Approved--6094(83.9%)
...TSC Filed--7536 Approved--4734(62.8%)
...VSC Filed-12767 Approved--8137(63.7%)
SUB_TOTAL----34576----------22973(66.4%)

Nov,2003
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...CSC Filed--5984 Approved--2919(48.7%)
...NSC Filed--5220 Approved--4222(80.8%)
...TSC Filed--6175 Approved--3746(60.6%)
...VSC Filed-10495 Approved--5878(56.0%)
SUB_TOTAL----27874----------16765(60.1%)

Dec,2003
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...CSC Filed--6513 Approved--3438(52.7%)
...NSC Filed--6175 Approved--3974(64.3%)
...TSC Filed--7020 Approved--3919(55.8%)
...VSC Filed-11698 Approved--6518(55.7%)
SUB_TOTAL----31406----------17849(56.8%)

Jan,2004
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...CSC Filed--5973 Approved--2494(41.7%)
...NSC Filed--6568 Approved--3142(47.8%)
...TSC Filed--6186 Approved--3057(49.4%)
...VSC Filed-12148 Approved--6246(51.4%)
SUB_TOTAL----30875----------14939(48.4%)

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TOTAL Filed-124731 Approved-72526(58.1%)

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On January 21, 2004 USCIS annouced that 43,500 cases filed during the FY 2004 First Quarter could count against the H-1B Cap for FY 04. This concludes 43.6% (43,500/93,854) of total filed cases count against the cap for the first quarter. If this thrend applies to the second quarter, there would have been 54,382(124,731*43.6%) cases counting against the FY2004's 65,000 cap as of 01/31/04. In others words, only 10,618(65,000-54,382) would be available for those applied during the rest months of FY2004.

For those who want to see the full track of H1B cap watching please go:

http://boards.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?threadid=112199

 

[gigaohm]

How about the number of H1b visas (6800) reserved for people from Chile or Singapore? (Check http://www.murthy.com/ukh1cap.html.) If that is the case, the remaining cap (as of Jan. 31) may be as small as 4000.