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There are 65,000 standard H-1B numbers for the 2009 fiscal year starting October 1, 2008. Of this amount, 5,800 spots are reserved for Chilean and Singaporean nationals. There are also an additional 20,000 H-1B spots reserved for foreign nationals holding a master’s degree or higher from a U.S. university.
