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USCIS has announced it's preliminary count for the H-1B cap filings for fiscal year 2009: Nearly 163,000 petitions were received, more than 31,200 of which were for the "Master's cap." Random selection is expected to start next week, initially with the selection of the 20,000 for the Master's cap. The 11,200 petitions not selected for the Master's cap will be shifted into the pool for the regular cap random selection process. The official USCIS announcement is attached.
We will keep you updated as we learn of additional developments.
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