U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday, January 30, 2026, that the initial electronic registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2027 H-1B Cap opens at noon Eastern Time on March 4, 2026, and closes at noon Eastern Time on March 19, 2026.
For all the details, please review the USCIS News Alert, “FY 2027 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 4“!
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday, January 30, 2026, that the initial electronic registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2027 H-1B Cap opens at noon Eastern Time on March 4, 2026, and closes at noon Eastern Time on March 19, 2026.
For all the details, please review the USCIS News Alert, “FY 2027 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 4“!
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Friday, January 30, 2026, that the initial electronic registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2027 H-1B Cap opens at noon Eastern Time on March 4, 2026, and closes at noon Eastern Time on March 19, 2026.
For all the details, please review the USCIS News Alert, “FY 2027 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 4“!
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they have received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap, including the master’s cap, (65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption). They also completed sending non-selection notifications to online accounts for registrants. If not selected, status will show: Not Selected: Not selected – not eligible to file an H-1B cap petition based on this registration.
For more information, please read the USCIS news alert, “USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap”!
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on Monday, March 31st, that it has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap, including the master’s cap. They stated that selections were made randomly from among those applicants that correctly registered. USCIS has notified all prospective petitioners with selected registrations that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition for the beneficiary named in selected registration.
For more information, please read the USCIS news alert, “FFY 2026 H-1B Initial Registration Selection Process Completed”!
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On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap will start Friday, March 7, 2025, and run through March 24, 2025. USCIS stated, “During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary.”
For more details and exact times, review the USCIS News Alert, “FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7“!
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On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap will start Friday, March 7, 2025, and run through March 24, 2025. USCIS stated, “During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary.”
For more details and exact times, review the USCIS News Alert, “FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7“!
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On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap will start Friday, March 7, 2025, and run through March 24, 2025. USCIS stated, “During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary.”
For more details and exact times, review the USCIS News Alert, “FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7“!
Source of Information:
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the initial registration period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap will start Friday, March 7, 2025, and run through March 24, 2025. USCIS stated, “During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary.”
For more details and exact times, review the USCIS News Alert, “FY 2026 H-1B Cap Initial Registration Period Opens on March 7“!
Source of Information:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they have received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap, including the master’s cap, (65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption). They also completed sending non-selection notifications to online accounts for registrants. If not selected, status will show: Not Selected: Not selected – not eligible to file an H-1B cap petition based on this registration.
For more information, please read the USCIS news alert, “USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2025 H-1B Cap”!
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