USCIS has reported that as of August 6, 2010 it has issued receipts for 28,500 H-1B cap-subject petitions, leaving 36,500 available H-1Bs in the general or “bachelor’s cap” allotment. Additionally, USCIS has issued 11,900 H-1B receipts for those with advanced degrees, leaving 8,100 H1Bs available in the “master’s cap” allotment. In the event that the master’s cap allotment is used up before the general cap allotment, those with advanced degrees will then be counted as part of the general cap allotment