As expected, fiscal year 2009's H-1B cap was quickly reached. Read USCIS's April 8, 2008, announcement below. USCIS Reaches FY 2009 H-1B Cap WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it has received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year 2009. USCIS has also received more than 20,000 H-1B petitions filed on behalf of persons exempt from the cap under the “advanced degree” exemption. Before running the random selection process, USCIS will complete initial data entry for all filings received during ...