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LCA Applications Processed by the Department of Labor
Fiscal Year 2001 2002 2003 2004
Status LCA Count Job Count LCA Count Job Count LCA Count Job Count LCA Count Job Count
Certified 382,333 1,797,963 254,814 660,126 261,406 516,819 - -
Denied 57,588 - 20,947 - 23,393 - - -
Total 439,921 - 275,761 - 284,799 - - -
Source: DOL ETA processing report and H1B.info LCA database.

H-1B Visas Issued by the INS / Citizenship and Immigration Services
Fiscal Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Approved H-1B Visas 331,206 197,537 217,340 ** **
  New 201,079 103,584 105,314 ** **
  3rd Year Renewals 130,127 93,953< 112,026 ** **
Visa Cap * 195,000 195,000 195,000 65,000 95,000 ***
Source: INS/CIS statistics office H-1B annual reports.
  * Visas granted in 2001 and 2003 exceeds the cap because of an exemption for research institutions.
** The 2004 & 2005 caps have been reached or exceeded; CIS statistical report pending.
*** The legal limit of 85,000 H-1B visas was exceeded in 2005 by 10,000 visas because of a clerical error.

2004 - Top H-1B Employers by LCA Count
  Company LCA Applications Jobs
1. Enterprise Business Solutions, Inc. 2,156 2,156
2. Satyam Computer Services, Ltd. 2,061 4,019
3. Microsoft Corporation 2,040 2,136
4. Patni Computer Systems, Inc. 1,217 1,964
5. Cisco Systems Inc 1,140 1,204
6. Oracle Corporation 1,083 6,808
7. IBM Corporation 811 8,769
8. Intel Corporation 694 694
9. Sun Microsystems Inc 643 661
10. Motorola, Inc 570 936
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2004 - Top H-1B Employers by Job Count
  Company LCA Applications Jobs
1. Infosys Technologies Ltd. 193 16,326
2. Wipro Limited 210 15,534
3. HPS America, Inc. 252 12,112
4. Syntel, Inc. 106 10,153
5. IBM Corporation 811 8,769
6. Oracle Corporation 1,083 6,808
7. Ernst & Young LLP 397 5,370
8. Tata Consultancy Services 567 5,307
9. HCL Technologies, Inc. 223 4,627
10. Mphasis Corp 153 4,350
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