ARTICLE · 07 AUGUST 2024

USCIS Completes Second Round Of FY 2025 H-1B Cap Selections

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy

USCIS has now selected a sufficient number of H-1B registrations for unique beneficiaries to reach the FY 2025 regular cap of 65,000 and has notified employers of new selections.

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At a glance

USCIS has now selected a sufficient number of H-1B registrations for unique beneficiaries to reach the FY 2025 regular cap of 65,000 and has notified employers of new selections.
The agency had already made enough selections in the first round to exhaust the cap exemption for 20,000 beneficiaries holding U.S. advanced degrees.
USCIS has not yet specified how many additional registrations were chosen in the second lottery drawing.

The issue

USCIS announced today that it has completed a second lottery of properly submitted FY 2025 H-1B cap petitions to meet the regular cap of 65,000. Employers and their counsel should review their H-1B registration accounts to determine whether they have received any additional selections; cap petitions for newly selected registrations must be filed within the timeframe specified in the official selection notice.

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USCIS Completes Second Round Of FY 2025 H-1B Cap Selections

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