“Indian professionals grabbed one-third of the H-1B visas in 2009, even as there was a slump for the most coveted US work visas in the past two years.

For the second year in running, there appears to be a low key response to the US HS-1B visas with only 24,200 applications being received until July 2.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has received some 10,400 applications against the Congressional cap of 20,000 for individuals with advanced degrees. “

(Source: Indians grab maximum number of H-1B visas – India – The Times of India)