BREAKING NEWS !! Got a recent news, yet to be verified, that USCIS has approved 6,000 more H1B quotas effective from October 2006. As per the source, the H1B quota will be effective from October 1 and visa holders will be able to work as soon as it is approved. So, good luck guys who are planning to wait for H1B to apply from April 2007. This quota is applicable to regular H1B as well as those having advanced degrees too. source: