{"id":903,"date":"2026-04-04T00:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/?p=903"},"modified":"2026-04-04T00:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:31:53","slug":"fy-2027-h-1b-lottery-results-key-updates-filing-timeline-next-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/fy-2027-h-1b-lottery-results-key-updates-filing-timeline-next-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"FY 2027 H-1B Lottery Results: Key Updates, Filing Timeline &#038; Next Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>FY <a href=\"https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/immigration-services\">2027 H-1B Cap Lottery<\/a> Results and Next Steps<\/b><\/h2>\n<div>The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed the FY 2027 H-1B cap lottery selection process. Employers and their attorneys can now log in to their registration accounts to review the status of submitted registrations. As in previous years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/\">USCIS<\/a> received more registrations than required to meet the annual quota of 65,000 regular H-1B cap numbers\u00a0and 20,000 U.S. advanced degree exemptions.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Below is a brief summary of key updates and next steps:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904\" src=\"https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.jpg\" alt=\"FY 2027 H-1B Cap Lottery Results and Next Steps\" width=\"1440\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/div>\n<h3><b>H-1B Petition Filing Period:<\/b><\/h3>\n<div>USCIS will accept H-1B cap petitions for selected beneficiaries during the following period: April 1, 2026 \u2013 June 30, 2026. Petitions must be filed within the\u00a0timeframe listed on the selection notice.<\/div>\n<h3><b>Next Steps:<\/b><\/h3>\n<div>For cases selected in the lottery, we will begin coordinating with you to:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Collect required documentation<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Review position and wage information<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div role=\"presentation\">Prepare and file the H-1B petition within the USCIS filing window<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>If your registration was not selected, we can discuss alternative immigration strategies.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-905\" src=\"https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.jpg\" alt=\"Prepare and file the H-1B petition within the USCIS filing window\n\" width=\"1440\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/div>\n<h3><b>Key Update This Year:<\/b><\/h3>\n<div>The U.S. Department of Homeland Security introduced a wage-weighted H-1B lottery system\u00a0this year. The selection process now considers the offered wage level under the Department of Labor\u2019s OEWS wage system, rather than relying solely on a random lottery.<\/div>\n<h3><b>Important for F-1 Students on OPT<\/b><\/h3>\n<div>If a beneficiary\u2019s OPT EAD expires before the end of the filing period, the H-1B change-of-status petition must be filed before the EAD expiration date\u00a0to maintain cap-gap work authorization. We are reviewing these timelines carefully for affected cases.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-906\" src=\"https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4.jpg\" alt=\"Important for F-1 Students on OPT\n\" width=\"1440\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.com\/lawblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/div>\n<h3><b>Possibility of Additional Lottery Selections<\/b><\/h3>\n<div>Registrations that remain in \u201cSubmitted\u201d\u00a0status may still be considered if USCIS conducts additional selections later in the cap season, depending on the number of petitions filed and approved.<\/div>\n<div><b>The Law Offices of Luke Bowman<\/b>\u00a0will continue to monitor these developments and provide updates. If you have questions about how this may affect your organization or immigration matters, or if you would like a case-specific assessment, please book an appointment\u00a0<a id=\"m_-36863233906021077OWA4384b7f1-81fa-7478-7143-3362f70a4945\" title=\"https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.as.me\/LukeBowman\" href=\"https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.as.me\/LukeBowman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lukebowmanlaw.as.me\/LukeBowman&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1775325499829000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2kOXIgWL_GTsMII1Sg_xn6\"><b><u>here<\/u><\/b><\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FY 2027 H-1B Cap Lottery Results and Next Steps The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has completed the FY [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[131,128,129,127,123],"tags":[13,15,90,25,10,8,14,32],"class_list":["post-903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-guides-faqs","category-legal-immigration-services","category-policy-news-updates","category-visa-processing-consular-steps","category-work-employment-based-visas","tag-green-card","tag-green-card-vs-citizenship","tag-h-1b-petition-filing-window","tag-h-1b-visa","tag-immigration-lawyer-in-usa","tag-legal-permanent-residence","tag-u-s-citizenship","tag-work-visas-and-green-card"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FY 2027 H-1B Lottery Results: Key Updates, Filing Timeline &amp; Next Steps |<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"USCIS FY 2027 H-1B lottery results are out. 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