NewsFlash! Several Weeks Estimated until H-1 Cap
Posted Sep 21, 2004

The most recent official information from the USCIS about the H-1 cap is that, as of September 20, 2004, the H-1 cap numbers for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 are expected to remain available for several weeks. The reason for this is that some of the numbers allocated for Singapore / Chile were recaptured and made available. Previously, only 58,200 of the total 65,000 cap numbers were available to all. The rest were reserved under Free Trade Agreements with Singapore and Chile.

Regardless, the cap is quite close. People with cap-subject filings need to move quickly to get their cases in before all of the FY2005 numbers are used.