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

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

McAfee & Taft

Every step you take: Navigating the H-1B visa lottery and preparing for increased ICE worksite enforcement

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Employers nationwide are preparing for one of the most competitive H-1B visa seasons yet. From noon EST on March 7 to noon EST on March 27, employers can submit registrations on behalf of beneficiaries for whom they wish to...more

Burr & Forman

Ready, Set, Go . . . H-1B FY2025 Lottery Registration Dates Announced with Process Changes

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Employers wishing to sponsor a candidate for an H-1B visa in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 are approaching an important time of year. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced the H-1B cap lottery...more

Mintz - Immigration Viewpoints

USCIS to Delay Implementation of Wage-Weighted H-1B Quota Selection Rule Until December 31, 2021

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has made the decision to delay implementation of the rule introducing wage-weighted priority into the H-1B lottery selection system. USCIS announced that it will delay the...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

USCIS Provides Additional Guidance for H-1B Electronic Registration Process for FY 2021 H-1B Cap

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently provided additional guidance for the H-1B electronic registration process for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap, which begins at noon Eastern standard time on March 1,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

New USCIS Process for H-1B Lottery Begins March 1

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Employers seeking to employ H-1B workers must register with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) by March 20, 2020, to be eligible for the FY 2021 H-1B lottery. ...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The Pre-Registration System For H-1 Cap Filings – A Losing Race to April 1, 2019?

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Will thousands of H-1 cap petitions be received by USCIS Service Centers on Monday, April 1, 2019, or will online pre-registrations during the month of March make Monday, April 1 a quiet day at USCIS?...more

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