Introduction
At the beginning of every H1B Cap filing period, H1B employers and H1B candidates have some essential queries – Will there be H1B lottery this year? What are the odds of getting selected in the H1B lottery?
A look at H1B lottery FY 2025 and the past is helpful in predicting what to expect in the upcoming H1B Cap filing season.
H1B Lottery Trends – Insights To Improve Your Odds
Let us take a look at how the H1B lottery selections took place over the years, and how to strategize H1B Cap FY 2026 filings successfully.
DID YOU KNOW?
Less than 1 out of every 4 H-1B cap registrations received by the USCIS during the H-1B cap registration period between March 6 and March 25, 2024, were selected in the H1B lottery FY 2025.
1. H1B Visa Lottery FY 2025
During the H1B Cap 2024 registration period between March 6 and March 25, 2024, USCIS received over 470,000 eligible registrations including registrations under the advanced degree exemption.
On April 1, 2024, USCIS began accepting H-1B cap-subject petitions on behalf of registrations that were selected in the random selection process.
DID YOU KNOW?
Less than 1 out of every 4 H-1B cap registrations received by the USCIS during the H-1B cap registration period between March 6 and March 25, 2024, were selected in the H1B lottery FY 2025.
2. H1B Visa Lottery FY 2024
During the H1B Cap 2023 registration period between March 1 and March 17, 2023, USCIS received over 750,000 eligible registrations including registrations under the advanced degree exemption.
On April 1, 2023, USCIS began accepting H-1B cap-subject petitions on behalf of registrations that were selected in the random selection process.
DID YOU KNOW?
Less than 1 out of every 4 H-1B cap registrations received by the USCIS during the H-1B cap registration period between March 1 and March 17, 2023, were selected in the H1B lottery FY 2024.
3. H1B Visa Lottery FY 2023
During the H1B Cap 2022 registration period between March 1 and March 18, 2022, USCIS received over 480,000 unique registrations including registrations under the advanced degree exemption.
On April 1, 2022, USCIS began accepting H-1B cap-subject petitions on behalf of registrations that were selected in the random selection process.
DID YOU KNOW?
Less than 1 out of every 3.7 H-1B cap registrations received by the USCIS during the H-1B cap registration period between March 1 and March 18, 2022, were selected in the H1B lottery FY 2023.
4. H1B Visa Lottery FY 2022
During the H1B Cap 2021 registration period between March 9 and March 25, 2021, USCIS received over 308,000 unique registrations including registrations under the advanced degree exemption.
On April 1, 2021, USCIS began accepting H-1B cap-subject petitions on behalf of registrations that were selected in the random selection process.
DID YOU KNOW?
Less than 1 out of every 2.3 H-1B cap registrations received by the USCIS during the H-1B cap registration period between March 9 and March 25, 2021, were selected in the H1B lottery 2022.
5. H1B Visa Lottery FY 2021
During the H1B Cap 2020 registration period between March 1 and March 20, 2020, USCIS received nearly 275,000 unique registrations including registrations under the advanced degree exemption.
On April 1, 2020, USCIS began accepting H-1B cap-subject petitions on behalf of registrations that were selected in the random selection process.
DID YOU KNOW?
Less than 1 out of every 2.2 H-1B cap registrations received by the USCIS during the H-1B cap registration period between March 1 and March 20, 2020, were selected in the H1B lottery 2021.
H1B VISA LOTTERY 2025 – WHAT TO EXPECT?
The H1B Cap 2025 will certainly reach during the H-1B registration period between March 7, 2025 and March 24, 2025 resulting in yet another H1B lottery. The competition will be no less intense this year when compared with previous years.
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