USCIS Conducts Third Random Selection From FY 2022 H-1B Cap Registrations

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it conducted an third random lottery selection system to reach its fiscal year (FY) 2022 H-1B allocations. The random selection occurred on November 19, 2021 and included advanced degree exemptions.   

Overview  

On November 19, 2021, USCIS selected petitions from a pool of previously submitted registrations. As it has done twice this year, the agency used a random selection process to select registrations. The filing period for petitions will start on November 22, 2021 and end on February 23, 2022.  

USCIS has conducted two random selections so far this year. The first random selection was conducted in March 2021. Selected registrants for FY 2022 were allowed to file their petitions from April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021. The second random selection process was initiated in July 2021. Petitioners with selected registrations could file their H-1B petitions from August 2, 2021 to November