the advanced h1b quota is not reached yet. for more information you can check out - www.saugaat.com immigration links or - www.murthy.com about the regular h1b, the cap was already reached in august for FY 2006 - http://www.computerworld.com/careertopics/careers/story/0,10801,103883,00.html you may apply for next FY only after april 2006.