The major problem is that the number of Indians who come directly through fraud Indian companies are much higher than those international students who graduate from here. This is the key problem for students who apply for H1B within USA. And, when you join any company you will see 90 percent if Indians who did not study here. Hence, you imagine how many are entering here through Indian IT companies. And majority of Indians who come in IT field don't have Computer Science degree. They obtain some trainings (some real trainings some fake) for few months.  

dhoti_prasad · Apr 8, 2009 4:34 PM

Why is date Sept 26, 2008 ???

Poon-Hill · Apr 8, 2009 4:44 PM

hahahahahaa!!!!! PoonHill bro....good catch....cracks me up.....to make things interesting let's go back 10 months....I already have my approval receipt with me.....Funny.... Anywho, congrats u all for making it through during this tough economic time.

cincinnati_boy · Apr 8, 2009 4:48 PM

Thank porn, sorry I got wrong date, its USCIS update. The data i attached is this morning 9:58 am by USCIS press release. Its for H1B 2010. Dont be panic.

dimehot · Apr 8, 2009 6:07 PM

dimehot bro, any source? Pls update. Thanks!

ek@l · Apr 8, 2009 7:25 PM

Folks, the data presented above is "APPROVED" number for last year. It has nothing to do for this year.

true_nepali · Apr 8, 2009 7:32 PM

True Nepali is Absolutely right But this year update is this one SCIS Continues to Accept FY 2010 H-1B Petitions WASHINGTON – April 8, 2009, USCIS announced it continues to accept H-1B nonimmigrant visa petitions subject to the fiscal year 2010 (FY 2010) cap. USCIS will continue to monitor the number of H-1B petitions received for both the 65,000 regular cap and the 20,000 U.S. master’s degree or higher educational exemption cap. Should USCIS receive the necessary number of petitions to meet the respective caps, it will issue an update to advise the public that, as of a certain date (the “final receipt date”), the respective FY 2010 H-1B caps have been met. The final receipt date will be based on the date USCIS physically receives the petition, not the date that the petition is postmarked. The date or dates USCIS informs the public that the respective caps have been reached may differ from the actual final receipt date. To ensure a fair system, USCIS may randomly select the number of petitions required to reach the numerical limit from the petitions received as of the final receipt date. USCIS will reject cap subject petitions that are not selected, as well as those received after the final receipt date. Petitions filed on behalf of current H-1B workers, who have been counted previously against the cap, will not count toward the congressionally mandated FY 2010 H-1B cap. Therefore, USCIS will continue to process petitions filed to: Extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the United States. Change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers. Allow current H-1B workers to change employers. Allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in a second H-1B position. H-1B in General - U.S. businesses use the H-1B program to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise in fields, such as scientists, engineers, or computer programmers

some · Apr 8, 2009 8:46 PM

Guys If the H1-B cap is not full as of April 8, why they are talking about random selection after final date. I don't understand this

some · Apr 8, 2009 8:49 PM

Random selection is like this. They would accept petitions till the last day (they may announce this last date later). Till that day more number of petitions may arrive in USCIS. Suppose on the last day specified by USCIS, they got more petitions and if the total number of petitions are more than the capacity, they go for lottery.

ark · Apr 8, 2009 9:24 PM

No data have been released yet. They are simply accepting more petitions. Come on dimehot don't provide last year data and defend saying it is attached in the morning. The above data is of last year as told by true nepali.  dime bro, date edit gardine yar. 59,100 Regular - 19,500 Masters H1B Visa Petitions Approved - Update from USCIS September 26, 2008 by HSB  This article will be welcome relief for many H1B Visa Applicants who are still waiting to hear from USCIS about their H1B Visa application status. Many readers of this blog are status ‘Case Received and Pending’ and many have received RFE and waiting to hear the H1B visa approval results. USCIS have released some numbers that will help you understand more about whats going on and how much more applications to be processed and it might not be good news to few who are still waiting to hear. If you were wondering if there is a deadline to know when H1B Visa will be approved, answer is no. USCIS Update on H1B To date Total H1B Petition Approved -  59,100 petitions under the regular cap Pending approval - 9500 Master’s cap approved - 19,500 petitions Masters Cap Pending -  2100 This accounts for 92% of the regular cap allotment being reached already and 97% of the master’s cap. 95% of the regular cap petitions have been touched and 94% of the master’s cap petitions have been touched. That leaves 3500 petitions untouched for the regular cap and 1400 untouched for the master’s cap. USCIS expects to get to all of them shortly, but it may not be by October 1. Last edited: 08-Apr-09 09:35 PM Last edited: 08-Apr-09 09:35 PM

ark · Apr 8, 2009 9:32 PM

Read carefully what the USCIS is saying.. "To ensure a fair system, USCIS may randomly select the number of petitions required to reach the numerical limit from the petitions received as of the final receipt date."

ANS · Apr 8, 2009 9:43 PM