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H-1B Cap Season has Arrived
With
the
annual
opening
of
the
electronic
registration
process
for
H-1B
cap-subject
petitions
expected
in
March
2022,
now
is
the
time
for
employers
to
begin
finalizing
their
plans
for
the
FY2023
H-1B
cap
season.
Below
is
additional
information
and
guidance
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Time-Sensitive Alert: FY2024 H-1B Cap Registration Period Opens March 1, 2023
U.S.
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
(USCIS)
announced
that
the
initial
registration
period
for
the
fiscal
year
(FY)
2024
H-1B
cap
will
open
at
noon
ET
on
March
1,
2023,
and
run
through
noon
ET
on
March
17,
2023.
Prospective
H-1B
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USCIS Announces FY2024 H-1B Cap Registration Period Will Be March 1-17
U.S.
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
(USCIS)
announced
that
the
initial
registration
period
for
the
fiscal
year
2024
H-1B
cap
will
open
at
noon
Eastern
on
March
1
and
run
through
noon
Eastern
on
March
17,
2023.
During
this
period,
prospective
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USCIS Completes - FY2023 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Selections
U.S.
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
(USCIS)
has
completed
its
selection
of
registrations
submitted
during
the
initial
registration
period
to
reach
the
FY
2023
H-1B
annual
numerical
limitation
(Cap).
USCIS
has
notified
all
prospective
petitioners
with
selected
registrations
that
they
are
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USCIS Completes H-1B Cap Electronic Registration Selection Process
U.S.
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services
(USCIS)
today
announced
it
has
received
enough
electronic
registrations
during
the
initial
registration
period
to
reach
the
fiscal
year
(FY)
2024
H-1B
numerical
allocation
(H-1B
Cap),
including
the
advanced
degree
exemption
(U.S.
Master’s
Cap).
Although
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USCIS
announced
today
that
it
has
received
a
sufficient
number
of
FY
2023
H-1B
Cap
petitions
needed
to
reach
the
annual
quota
of
65,000
for
the
H-1B
Regular
Cap
and
20,000
for
the
H-1B
US
Master’s
Cap.
USCIS
has
completed
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USCIS Selects More FY 2022 H-1B Cap Cases in Second Lottery
Today,
USCIS
selected
previously
submitted
H-1B
Cap
fiscal
year
(FY)
2022
electronic
registrations
using
a
random
selection
process
after
reaching
the
determination
that
additional
registrations
would
be
necessary
to
reach
the
H-1B
Cap
FY
2022
quota.
The
H-1B
Cap
petition
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USCIS to Conduct Second H-1B Random Selection Lottery
USCIS
has
announced
plans
to
conduct
a
second
random
selection
lottery
from
the
previously
submitted
FY
2024
H-1B
cap
registrations.
The
second
lottery
is
being
conducted
due
to
the
need
for
additional
selections
to
meet
the
H-1B
cap
for
the
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