The H-1B cap registration period has now closed. USCIS will accept no further cap registrations against the FY 2022 quota. USCIS will conduct two selection lotteries to choose the beneficiaries on whose behalf an H-1B cap petition can be filed. The first lottery will contain all registered H-1B beneficiaries to meet the regular H-1B cap of 65,000. The second lottery will contain all registered master’s-cap beneficiaries who were not selected in the first lottery. USCIS will use this second lottery to select enough registrations to meet the H-1B cap exemption of 20,000 for holders.
USCIS plans to notify employers and immigration counsel of the lottery results by March 31. To learn the lottery results, your attorney or your company’s authorized signatory will need to access their my.USCIS.gov account and review the status of each beneficiary. If a beneficiary has been selected, the USCIS system will provide a selection notice for the case. The selection notices this year will also identify whether the H-1B registration was selected under the regular or the advanced degree quota.
USCIS will accept H-1B cap petitions on behalf of lottery selectees from Thursday, April 1, 2021. The petition filing period will end no earlier than 90 days thereafter. All FY 2022 H-1B cap petitions must be submitted during this period. USCIS has not announced whether premium processing will be suspended for FY 2022 cap petitions yet.
To facilitate the submission of H-1B cap petitions, work closely with your LBL team so that essential supporting evidence, including company documentation, beneficiary educational documents etc. can be collected promptly if it has not yet been gathered.
Please contact LBL if you have completed H1B registration and need assistance with H1B cap filing.
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Sincerely,
Luke Bowman
The Law offices of Luke Bowman