Seyfarth Synopsis: USCIS
officially announced that the number of electronic cap
registrations exceeded the regular bachelor's cap and
advanced degree cap (“master's cap”) for FY 2022.
USCIS has also completed its initial lottery selections and
confirmed which beneficiaries have been selected in the H-1B cap
lottery. Petitioners with selected beneficiaries may file H-1B
petitions between April 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021.
On March 30, 2021, the United States Citizenship &
Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it has
completed the initial electronic H-1B cap registration
selection
process. The total number of registered beneficiaries again
exceeded both cap quotas: the regular H-1B cap (65,000) and the
U.S. master's cap (20,000).
