HLG has learned, through AILA, that the H-1B cap for Fiscal Year 2006 has not been reached.  In fact, unofficially, it has been indicated  to AILA that petitions are coming in more slowly than had been predicted. However, it is still believed (again, unofficially) that the fiscal 2006 cap of 65,000 H-1B petitions will likely be reached before the actual start of fiscal year 2006 on October 1, 2005.