On May 18, 2009, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that 45,500 H-1B petitions have been received since April 1, 2009. After factoring in the H-1B numbers which are reserved solely for nationals of Chile and Singapore pursuant to trade agreements between these countries and the U.S., there are now approximately 12,700 H-1Bs available for FY2010, which begins on October 1, 2009.

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