The H1B cap registration period for this fiscal year FY 2022
will open at noon EST on March 9, 2021 and will close at noon EST
on March 25, 2021. Similar to last year, all H1B cap
registrations will cost $10 per registration and must be submitted
online during the open registration period. Following the open
registration period, USCIS will conduct a random selection of
applications and will notify those selected by March 31, 2021.
As in past years, the H1B quota remains 85,000, and USCIS will
use a random computerized lottery to select the registrations.
USCIS will conduct two random lotteries to select enough
beneficiaries to meet the 85,000 annual cap. First a selection of
registrants to meet the regular cap of 65,000 and the second to
include U.S. advanced-degree holders who were not chosen in the
first lottery, to meet the advanced-degree cap exemption of 20,000.
Beginning April 1, 2021 thru June 30, 2021, employers can submit
petitions for any selected
