32,034 cases filed & 12,464(38.9%) approved in April, 2004

[H1Bcap]

According to ImmigrationWatch.com, 32,034 cases have been filed in April, 2004, and 12,464(38.9%) of them have been approved. Considering both FY2004 and FY2005 cases can be accepted from April, 32,034 is not too bad for the FY2005 cap compared to the starting month (Oct, 2003) of FY2004 cap. Hope this figure won't get worse during the following months.

APR,2004
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...CSC Filed--6221 Approved--1862(29.9%)
...NSC Filed--6388 Approved--3182(49.8%)
...TSC Filed--6647 Approved--2606(39.2%)
...VSC Filed-12778 Approved--4814(37.6%)
SUB_TOTAL----32034----------12464(38.9%)

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[HaveMyGC]

http://www.usvisanews.com/articles/memo2266.shtml

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has reported that an H-1B Cap update for the 2005 fiscal year (FY 2005) was given on June 11, 204 during the AILA annual conference by USCIS Service Center Operations Direcor Fujie Ohata:

As of the end of May, 16,100 (out of the allowable 65,000) have been approved against the FY 2005 cap.

* Remember: FY 2005 has not yet begun. These are applications that were filed to start on or after October 1, 2004 - the beginning of FY 2005.

* Information obtained from AILA Infonet at Doc. No. 04061662 (June 16, 2004)