U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it received enough petitions to reach the fiscal year (FY) 2023 H-1B cap. That includes 65,000 H-1B visas in the regular cap and 20,000 H-1B visas in the advanced degree cap (U.S. master's cap).
Overview
USCIS has also finished sending non-selection notices to registrants' electronic accounts. Individuals who properly submitted their registrations for the FY 2023 H-1B cap season, but whose petitions were not selected, will receive a notice from USCIS officially confirming that their petitions were not selected, and that they are, therefore, not eligible to file an H-1B cap petition for FY 2023.
Although it has reached the H-1B cap, USCIS will still accept and process H-1B petitions that are exempt from the cap, including requests for:
- Changes to employment terms for current H-1B workers.
- Employer changes or employer additions for current H-1B workers.
- Extensions of stay for current H-1B workers.
Looking Ahead
For more information, H-1B petitioners can subscribe to USCIS's H-1B cap season email updates, which are available on the H-1B Cap Season webpage. Envoy Global, Global Immigration Associates (GIA) and Corporate Immigration Partners (CIP) will be sending additional information to customers shortly.
Originally published AUGUST 23, 2022
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