It was still 65,000 at the time I came in, however the demand wasn't as high then either and the cap wasn't breached until September that year (it starts April 1st each year) and that was only the 2nd year that the numbers had been met.

To compare: the cap for FY 2009 (Visa's issued for a start date of October 1st onwards) I think met it's limit just 3-4 days ago.

Finally, as synthia quite rightly points out, the US job market's hurting right now and the financial services industry is one of those sectors really feeling the pinch...

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