Filing Deadlines, H-1B, Corporate Counsel

USCIS Announces FY2026 H-1B Cap Reached: No Second Lottery to Be Conducted

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints on 7/23/2025

On July 18, 2025, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received enough H-1B petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap of 85,000 new H-1B filings for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY2026). As a...more

Client Alert: USCIS Releases Deadlines for H-1B Cap Initial Registration

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 2/7/2025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated employers and immigration practitioners regarding important dates for the upcoming H-1B lottery registration. This year, the online registration period for the H-1B...more

USCIS Temporarily Extends Automatic Extensions of Employment Authorization to Up to 540 Days

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/10/2022

On May 3, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a Temporary Final Rule that temporarily increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents...more

FY 2023 H-1B Initial Selection Process Completed

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 3/30/2022

On March 29, 2022, the USCIS announced that it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B cap. A random selection (lottery) was conducted from...more

H-1B Cap: Critical Filing Dates for FY 2019

Littler on 2/9/2018

Employers seeking to sponsor H-1B workers for Fiscal Year 2019 can begin filing petitions on April 2, 2018 (April 1 is a Sunday), for a start date of October 1, 2018. ...more

Employers Should Begin Preparation for Opening of FY 2016 H-1B Cap

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 1/12/2015

The beginning of the calendar year is the perfect time for employers to begin planning for the FY 2016 H-1B cap filing season, which will begin on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. ...more