USCIS Citizenship and Immigration Services
Compiled Data for FY 2010-2012 for H1B1 Specialty Occupation Petitions
Status |
FY10 |
FY11 |
FY12 |
Grand Total |
Receipts Cap Exempt |
40,064 |
45,632 |
8,262 |
93,959 |
Receipts Cap Subject |
67,200 |
72,378 |
29,221 |
168,798 |
Receipt Total |
107,264 |
118,010 |
37,483 |
262,757 |
Approvals Cap Exempt |
35,103 |
45,111 |
8,902 |
89,117 |
Approvals Cap Subject |
48,397 |
68,888 |
21,968 |
139,252 |
Approval Total |
83,500 |
113,999 |
30,870 |
228,369 |
Denials Cap Exempt |
2,001 |
1,769 |
407 |
4,177 |
Denials Cap Subject |
32,305 |
27,637 |
7,078 |
67,020 |
Denial Total |
34,306 |
29,406 |
7,485 |
71,197 |
Revocations Cap Exempt |
9,968 |
9,095 |
2,046 |
20,839 |
Revocation Cap Subject |
18,559 |
13,295 |
3,507 |
35,361 |
Revocation Total |
28,257 |
22,390 |
5,553 |
56,200 |
Withdrawals Cap Exempt |
411 |
582 |
176 |
1,169 |
Withdrawals Cap Subject |
1,079 |
1,514 |
395 |
2,988 |
Withdrawal Total |
1,490 |
2,096 |
571 |
4,157 |
Pending Cap Exempt |
8,697 |
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Pending Cap Subject |
93,998 |
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Pending Total |
102,695 |
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Chile/Singapore Visas Available for Recapture |
5,907 |
6,286 |
6,299 |
18,492 |
*Approval and Denial Totals may not equal Receipt Total for any given year as cases may be pending from previous years or status may have changed at a later date
**Revocation and withdrawal totals show how many I-129 applications were requested as such. The case may be shown in the denied or approved column depending on the time the request for revocation or withdrawal was made