Annual cap for H-1B Visas reached in one day

October 1, 2004 - USCIS announced, after the close of business on Friday, October 1 (the first day of the 2005 fiscal year), that it has enough cap-subject H-1B petitions in the pipeline to meet the fiscal year 2005 cap. All cap-subject petitions received after last Friday will be returned. The next date on which cap-subject H-1B filings can be accepted by USCIS will be April 1, 2005 (for a start work date on or after October 1, 2005).