Today, USCIS announced that it had reached the H-1B cap for Fiscal Year 2006 on Wednesday, August 10. USCIS stated that H-1B cap-subject applications received on or after August 10 will be denied. For H-1B applications received on August 10, USCIS has established a method for randomly selecting such applications for adjudication.

PLEASE NOTE: This does not apply to applications filed for cap-exempt H-1Bs for applicants with U.S. master's degrees or above.

For the USCIS Press Release explaining the situation, click on the following link:  http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=17161