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It’s H-1B Lottery Time, But With Big Changes for Employers This Year | ArentFox Schiff
This year, employers must register all their prospective H-1B employees into the lottery between March 4 through 19. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) caps the number of H-1B’s they issue each…
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Trump Administration to Abandon Random H-1B Visa Lottery
Currently, U.S. companies vie for the limited visas every year in a purely random lottery.Under the new rule, however, applicants at the highest wage level will receive four entries, those in the next…
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USCIS Releases New Form I-129 Ahead of FY 2027 H-1B Wage-Weighted Lottery
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services quietly dropped a new edition of Form I-129 on March 10, giving employers less than three weeks to learn the paperwork before cap-subject H-1B petitions may be filed…
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The Impact of Higher Prevailing Wages on the H-1B Visa Lottery | Penn Wharton Budget Model
An updated version of this analysis is available. A revised version was published on April 23, 2026, with refined estimates of the strategic-reclassification offset and other corrections. Please read the updated version instead.…
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FY 2027 H-1B Cap Update: Lottery results released, filing period has begun! | JD Supra
What employers need to know. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has confirmed that it received enough electronic registrations to meet the numerical H-1B cap for Fiscal Year 2027. This includes the advanced…
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The H1B Cap , Explained: A Boundless Guide to the H-1B Cap Selection Process
What Is the H-1B Cap? The H-1B visa lets U.S. employers hire foreign workers in specialty occupations. Because demand for these visas often exceeds the annual cap, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)…
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Last chance H1B didn’t happen’: Applicant shares heartbreak after USCIS completes 2027 lottery
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has completed the initial registration process for the fiscal year 2027 H-1B visa cycle, confirming that it received enough electronic registrations to meet the annual cap, including…
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USCIS Sets March 4 Opening for FY-2027 H-1B Registration, Introduces Weighted Lottery and $100K Fee
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on 1 February that the electronic registration window for the FY-2027 H-1B cap will run from noon ET 4 March to noon ET 19 March 2026.…
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USCIS Sets March 4 Opening for FY 2027 H-1B Cap Registration, Introduces Weighted Lottery and $215 Fee
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed late Tuesday, February 3 (ET) that the initial electronic registration window for FY 2027 cap-subject H-1B petitions will open at noon Eastern on March 4 and…
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H-1B Visa 2027 Registration: Dates, Fees, New ‘Weighted Selection System’ & More
Washington DC, USA | Image credit: Ramaz Bluashvili/Pexels Overview The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has opened the registration window for the FY 2027 H1B visas. The registration process includes new rules,…
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