<p>The USCIS announced that the H-1B allotment had been over subscribed on the first day that applications could be filed. The USCIS stated that it received over 150,000 H-1B applications on the first day for the 65,000 available H-1B visas for 2008. The USCIS further announced that they would conduct a lottery among the 150,000 applicants for the H visas available.</p>