USCIS Announces that the H-1B Cap for FY2024 Has Been Reached

USCIS has confirmed that they have received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated H-1B Cap (including the U.S. advanced degree exemption or “Master’s” cap) for Fiscal Year 2024.

USCIS will continue to accept and process H-1B cap-exempt petitions, including:

• Petitions filed for current H-1B workers who have previously been counted against the cap and who retain their cap number;

• Petitions to extend H-1B status;

• Petitions to change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;

• Petitions to allow current H-1B workers to change employers;

• Petitions to allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in additional H-1B positions.

USCIS will send non-selection notices to cap-subject registrants through their online accounts over the next few days.

Please note that the above is for informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. For specific questions about how the FY2024 H-1B Cap may apply to your circumstances, please contact your team at D&S.

USCIS Completes the H-1B Cap Random Selection Process for FY2020

USCIS has confirmed that they have received a sufficient number of petitions projected as needed to reach the congressionally-mandated H-1B Cap (including the U.S. advanced degree exemption or “Master’s” cap) for Fiscal Year 2020. USCIS previously announced on April 5 that it had received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-1B regular cap of 65,000.

USCIS received 201,011 H-1B petitions during the filing period, which began on April 1, 2019.

USCIS will begin to reject and return filing fees for all unselected cap-subject petitions (with the exception of fees for cases rejected as prohibited multiple filings).