The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reports today that as of July 24, 2009, approximately 44,900 H-1B cap-subject petitions have been received by USCIS and counted towards the H-1B cap. Additionally, approximately 20,000 petitions seeking the advanced-degree cap exemption have been filed. USCIS will continue to accept both cap-subject and advanced-degree petitions until a sufficient number of H-1B petitions has been received to reach the statutory limit, taking into account the fact that some of these petitions may be denied, revoked, or withdrawn.