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ARTICLE · 06 APRIL 2021

USCIS Completes FY 2022 H-1B Selection Process (April 2021)

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On March 30, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had completed the initial H-1B regular cap and master's cap selection process for fiscal year (FY) 2022.

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On March 30, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it had completed the initial H-1B regular cap and master's cap selection process for fiscal year (FY) 2022. This is the second year that USCIS has used an electronic preregistration system to conduct the random selection lottery. According to the agency's press release, USCIS has sent notifications to registrant employers and their representatives about selection results. If USCIS selects a registered beneficiary in the lottery, a petitioner may submit a complete H-1B petition for adjudication by USCIS for the specific beneficiary who is named on the registration selection notice.

USCIS stated that each registered beneficiary's myUSCIS.gov registrant account has been updated to show one of the following statuses:

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