Can anyone please explain what this means? I could not understand what this means? http://www.uscis.gov/files/pressrelease/H1BFY08Cap040307.pdf Wednesday, 28,052 of the cases sorted are H-1B petitions subject to FY 2008 congressionally mandated cap. Four thousand, seven hundred three (4,703) cases are exempt from the FY 2008 H-1B cap as employers filed those petitions for aliens holding a master’s degree or higher from a U.S. institution.