Initial H-1B Electronic Registration Period Closed March 20

The initial electronic registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B numerical allocations closed at noon Eastern Time on March 20, 2020. To be considered in the initial selection process, electronic registrations must have been properly submitted before noon on March 20. If USCIS has received enough registrations during the initial registration period, the agency will conduct the lottery to randomly select the number of registrations they project are needed to reach the FY 2021 H-1B numerical allocations.

After the lottery, the agency will send selection notifications via users’ online accounts no later than March 31, 2020. Selected registrants will be eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition for the beneficiary named in the applicable selected registration. The H-1B cap-subject petition must be properly filed within the filing period indicated on the relevant selection notice. The period for filing the H-1B cap subject petition will be at least ninety days. For more information, visit the H-1B Electronic Registration Process page.