Visa Statistics from DHS & the USA State Department

non-immigrant visas by type (F, H, J, L, NAFTA)

H Visas Issued (graph)	H Visas Issued by sub-category (graph)
H-1B visas issued, cumulative	new H-1B & H-1B1 visas issued

Student visas which feed demand for H visas

H-1B visa applications approved by USCIS

H-1B visa applications approved by USCIS, by highest educational credential earned

H-1B "caps" & visas approved by USCIS
(not visas issued)

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
2010	85K	76,627		116,363
2011	85K	106,445		163,208
2012	85K	136,890		125,679
2013	85K	128,291		158,482
2014	85K	124,326		191,531
2015	85K	113,603		161,714
2016	85K	114,503		230,759
2017	85K	108,101		257,581
Fiscal Year	Base Cap	Visas Approved	Cut-Off Date	Renewals

new H-1B visa applications, USCIS approved, by degree
(not visas issued)

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
2010	140	201	24	213	161	739	34,153	26,676	10,422	4,632	41,730	5	76,627	2010
2011	373	500	44	255	170	1,342	46,549	41,310	4,892	12,323	58,525	29	106,445	2011
2012	108	220	35	259	174	796	67,728	52,331	11,465	4,551	68,347	19	125,679	2012
2013	68	148	15	162	121	514	60,731	50,477	12,241	4,312	67,030	16	128,291	2013
2014	32	133	18	133	88	404	56,843	51,058	11,839	4,170	67,067	12	124,326	2014
2015	25	69	12	89	72	267	49,265	48,317	11,722	4,018	64,057	14	113,603	2015
2016	25	52	10	75	62	224	45,399	52,002	12,775	4,087	68,864	16	114,503	2016
2017	15	50	3	57	46	171	46,937	45,405	11,704	3,870	60,979	14	108,101	2017
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