India, May 16 -- Despite the controversy and uncertainties surrounding President Donald Trump's immigration policies, the demand for H1-B visas stayed strong, surpassing the yearly cap of 85,000, which includes 20,000 visas under the Masters' Cap.

According to the data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), it has received 3,43,981 eligible H-1B cap registrations for the 2026 fiscal year, of which, 7,828 were beneficiaries with multiple eligible registrations.

In 2025, the USCIS received 4,70,342 eligible registrations, 47,314 of which were beneficiaries with multiple eligibilities. However, the agency selected only 1,35,137 registrations.

According to the USCIS, the number of eligible registrations fell 26.9 per cen...