Filing Deadlines, Highly-Skilled Workers Visa, Filing Requirements

USCIS Notifies all Potential Petitioners of Beneficiaries Selected in the H-1B CAP Lottery for FY26

Cozen O'Connor on 7/22/2025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap,...more

Time for Employers to Decide Who They Are Sponsoring for H-1B’s - Update

ArentFox Schiff on 2/8/2022

It’s that time of year again when employers have to decide who they are sponsoring for an H-1B visa. What to Know - - The lottery registration period will be from noon EST on March 1, 2022 to noon EST on March 18, 2022,...more

H-1B Filing Season Is Almost Here – 3 FAQs for Employers

Foster Garvey PC on 2/10/2021

H-1B cap filing season is fast approaching. U.S. employers who sponsor foreign workers for temporary H-1B work visas should start preparing now for the upcoming, new H-1B cap electronic registration commencing this year on...more

March 2019 Special Immigration Alert #2

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/15/2019

Fiscal Year 2020 H-1B Cap Petition Filings Are Not Eligible for Premium Processing - On March 12, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) opened premium processing eligibility for all H-1B petitions...more

DHS Proposes Major Lottery Changes Ahead Of H-1B Filing Season

Burr & Forman on 1/9/2019

Every January, employers begin making preparing for the H-1B visa filing season so they will be ready for the H-1B cap filing deadline on April 1st. Filing H-1B petitions typically come with a degree of anxiety given the visa...more

Strong Demand Expected for FY2019 H-1B Filings: Employers Should Plan Now

Foster Garvey PC on 1/29/2018

U.S. employers who sponsor foreign workers for temporary H-1B work visas should start preparing now for the upcoming H-1B cap filing season commencing this year on Monday, April 2, 2018. Employers should start identifying...more