22,323 H-1B Cap Cases filed as of April 4, 2012

USCIS advised in a recent service center stakeholder meeting that, as of April 4, 2012, 22,323 cap-subject H-1B petitions have been received, and approximately 25% of these cases are for U.S. advanced degrees. According to USCIS, the number of filings this year is about double the number of last year thus far.