Throughout Friday evening and into Saturday morning, USCIS began updating H-1B Registrants regarding selection in the FY 2022 H-1B Cap. As of this morning, many registrations are now showing “Selected” in the USCIS accounts and selection notices have been uploaded for those candidates. This notice allows those selected to file an H-1B petition beginning on April 1, 2021. The filing period for selected H-1B registrations will be open until June 30, 2021. As in the past, H-1B approvals for the FY 2022 cap will have a start date of October 1.

More selection notices may be uploaded over the next few days and ILBSG will continue to monitor the USCIS accounts for updates. Last year, there was a second round of selection notices in September, which could happen again this year. Until USCIS updates a registration as “Not Selected” in the USCIS account, the registration remains pending for any future selection period.

ILBSG will notify its clients regarding the registrations which have been selected. ILBSG clients may also check their USCIS accounts for these notices. If selected, please create a New H-1B Petition on the MyEsq portal and we will start preparing the petitions right away. ILBSG encourages clients to prepare and file the petitions as early as possible, to avoid any last minute rush.

If you have any questions regarding the H-1B Cap cases, please reach out to an ILBSG attorney today.

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