H-1B Lottery Articles
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H1B Lottery Results: The Definitive Guide on 2023-2024 Lottery Chances (Updated: 2/14/23)
Published on February 16, 2023On this page, you will learn all about last year’s H-1B lottery results and some valuable information about your chances of being selected in the H-1B lottery in the 2023-2024 season. Under the regular cap, 65,000 petitions will be selected in addition to 20,000 for the advanced degree exemption. Here you’ll find what your current…
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H-1B Visa 2023-2024 Cap Season: The Definitive Guide [Updated 1/31/23]
Published on January 31, 2023The H-1B Visa 2023-24 cap filing season is right around the corner. It’s time to look at the H1-B visa lottery season, including H1-B registration, requirements, and potential changes. With many new changes to the H-1B 2024 lottery, there are only a few short months left before filing. Use this guide as your one-stop shop…
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H-1B Lottery 2023-2024 Predictions and Tips: The Definitive Guide [Updated 1/30/2023]
Published on January 30, 2023Tens of thousands of skilled immigrants petition for the highly sought-after H-1B visa each year. Last year during the H-1B lottery, USCIS received 483,927 registrations. Of those, USCIS did not select 356,327 (74%) and chose 127,600 (26%). Since so many people petition each year, USCIS places an annual limit on the number of H-1B visas…
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EAD vs H-1B: All You Need to Know to Make the Decision in 2023
Published on January 16, 2023Globally, a highly sought-after goal is working in the U.S. There are numerous ways to contribute to the American workforce, and the EAD and the H-1B are two. Knowing how these two tools of immigration relate can be vital to your efforts to work in the U.S. Here are the pros and cons of the…
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Check Your Inbox For H1B Selection Results
Published on March 29, 2021In the latest H-1B visa news, USCIS has begun sending some H1-B selection results to lottery registrants for the FY 2022 Cap Season. Our office has already received many of these selection notices, and we anticipate more to come in the days ahead. If you were selected in the H-1B lottery, USCIS will notify your…
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USCIS Announces Temporary Suspension of H-1B 2021 Premium Processing
Published on March 21, 2020On Tuesday, March 17, The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will temporarily suspend premium processing services for all petitions filed under the H-1B cap-subject category.
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H-1B Masters Quota 2020: Eligibility and Lottery Probability – The Complete Guide (Updated: 6/24/2020)
Published on February 21, 2020Foreign professionals who possess advanced educational degrees have the benefit of being able to file under the advanced degree exemption, otherwise known as the master’s cap” during the H-1B visa season. Due to the highly competitive nature of the H-1B visa process, this exemption is a great advantage that some foreign professionals may not be…
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O-1 vs H-1B Visa
Published on July 09, 2019The first step of the U.S. employment-based nonimmigrant visa application process is choosing the category with the best prospects for an individual applicant. While the O-1 and H-1B are both temporary visas, each of these two classifications comes with unique characteristics which must be clearly understood by foreign nationals and prospective U.S. employers. This article…