US Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has provided another chance for H-1B candidates whose cases were not picked in the initial lottery selection process for FY 2022. USCIS selected additional registrations to reach their FY 2022 numerical allocations as they did not receive enough H-1B cap petitions during their initial filing period, which ran from April 01, 2021, to June 30, 2021.
According to the USCIS, on July 28, 2021, they conducted a second lottery process and the filing period for those selected in the second round will begin from Aug 02, 2021, till Nov 03, 2021. This is the second consecutive year when the USCIS conducted a second round of lottery process for H-1B cap cases. This is also good news for international students in the US who are eligible for a change of status.
Please contact us directly if you have any questions relating to the second H-1B Lottery, Travel restrictions, NIE, or if you need help sponsoring workers for H1B visas for the fiscal year 2023.
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Luke Bowman
The Law offices of Luke Bowman