Visa Statistics from USCIS & DoS

H-1B visa applications approved by USCIS

H-1B caps & visas approved

Fiscal Year	Base Cap	Visas Approved	Cut-Off Date	Renewals
1998	65K	84K	none	NA
1999	115K	134,411	1999-04-16	NA
2000	115K	136,787	2000-03-21	120,853
2001	195K	201,079	none	130,127
2002	195K	103,584	none	93,953
2003	195K	105,314	none	112,026
2004	85K	130,497	2004-02-17	156,921
2005	85K	116,927	2004-10-01	150,204
2006	85K	109,614		161,367
2007	85K	120,031		161,413
2008	85K	109,335		166,917
2009	85K	86,300		127,971
Fiscal Year	Base Cap	Visas Approved	Cut-Off Date	Renewals

new H-1B visas by degree

year	no HS diploma	HS	<1 year college	1+ year college	Associate's	total < bachelor's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctor's	Professional	total > bachelor's	unknown	total	year
1999													134,411	1999
2000	554	288	158	1,290	696	2,986	72,196	35,990	8,782	3,013	47,785	13,820	136,787	2000
2001	247	895	284	1,376	1,181	3,983	116,558	59,357	15,121	5,772	80,250	288	201,079	2001
2002	169	806	189	849	642	2,655	50,332	30,119	14,220	6,112	50,451	146	103,584	2002
2003	148	822	122	623	534	2,249	51,141	30,612	14,448	6,771	51,831	93	105,314	2003
2004	123	690	137	421	432	1,803	62,163	45,707	14,006	6,663	66,376	155	130,497	2004
2005	107	440	77	358	363	1,345	49,604	45,890	5,883	14,097	65,870	108	116,927	2005
2006	96	392	54	195	177	914	46,501	44,474	12,543	5,155	62,172	27	109,614	2006
2007	72	374	42	210	215	913	49,244	50,914	13,469	5,482	69,865	9	120,031	2007
2008	80	174	19	175	195	643	47,613	43,441	12,698	4,931	61,070	9	109,335	2008
2009	108	190	33	236	262	829	35,142	32,799	12,478	5,046	50,323	6	86,300	2009