USCIS has once again updated its announcement regarding the number of H-1B petitions it has received and counted towards the H-1B cap. As of November 6, USCIS has received approximately 54,700 H-1B petitions counting toward the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 cap. As such, USCIS continues to accept petitions subject to the general cap.
Since USCIS has received 20,000 petitions qualifying for the advanced degree cap exemption, any H1-B petitions filed on behalf of a foreign national with an advanced degree will now count toward the general H1-B cap of 65,000.
As such, USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject petitions and advanced degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions have been received to reach the statutory limits, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.