In March 2023, USCIS conducted an initial random selection on properly submitted electronic registrations for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap, including for beneficiaries eligible for the advanced degree exemption. Only those petitioners with selected registrations for FY-024 are eligible to file H-1B cap-subject petitions. The initial filing period for those with selected registrations for FY 2024 was from April 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023.
The lottery for H-1B work visas, which are capped annually at 85,000, is held once a year; but this year because of the very high number of applications and hence high rate of rejections; many who were not selected had been hoping for a second lottery by USCIS.
Second lottery for fiscal year 2024
The agency has not said that it will conduct a second lottery or random selection from previously submitted financial year 2024 H-1B cap registrations. « We recently determined that we would need to select additional registrations to reach the FY 2024 numerical allocations. Soon, we will select additional registrations from previously submitted electronic registrations using a random selection process, » said USCIS in a statement.
We will announce once we have completed this second selection process and have notified all prospective petitioners with selected registrations from this round of selection that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition for the beneficiary named in the applicable selected registration. « Those with selected registrations will have their myUSCIS accounts updated to include a selection notice, which includes details of when and where to file, » the statement added.
What is H-1B visa
The H-1B visa programme allows companies and other employers in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialised knowledge and a bachelor’s degree or higher in the specific specialty, or its equivalent. H-1B specialty occupations may include fields such as architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education, business specialties, accounting, law, theology, and the arts.
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