In a move not seen since the introduction of the electronic H-1B
registration process, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) announced a third round of lottery selections for the
fiscal year (FY) 2022 H-1B cap season. In a press release issued on November 19, 2021,
USCIS indicated that additional H-1B selections were needed in
order to reach the annual H-1B Cap numerical allocations, including
under the exemption for applicants holding advanced degrees.
Accordingly, USCIS made additional selections from the previously
submitted pool of electronic registrations using its standard
random selection process. As was the case in the prior two rounds
of selections, employers (and employers' representatives) were
notified of any new selections via an update in their respective
myUSCIS accounts.
