USCIS has officially announced the FY 2022 H-1B Cap registrations dates. The H-1B registration period will be from March 9 – March 25. Following the completion of the registration process, the H-1B random lottery selection will take place on March 31, 2021. If selected, H-1B petitioners will have 90 days to file the H-1B petition. For those selected in the first round of selections, the anticipated filing period will be April 1 – June 30.

In 2020, there was a second round of selections in August, with a filing period until mid-November. For the FY 2022 H-1B cap, this remains a possibility. USCIS will continue to select cases throughout the year until the 85,000 allocated visa numbers have been given out.

ILBSG encourages its clients to review over the USCIS instructions in advance, to get refamiliarized with this process. ILBSG will also be posting guidance throughout the H-1B Cap season.

ILBSG is currently accepting registrations on the MyEsq portal. We encourage you to begin registering candidates as early as possible, so we can prepare in advance. If you have any questions, please reach out to an ILBSG attorney today.

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