There is not a "hard limit" on H-1B visas. There are various exclusions from the cap. Apparently there were over 135k issued for 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/

There is not a "hard limit" on H-1B visas. There are various exclusions from the cap. Apparently there were over 135k issued for 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa#Congressional_yearly_numerical_cap http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-1B_visa#Congressional_yearly_...