USCIShas announced that they have received sufficient H-1b cap petitions toreach the statutory limit of 65,000 H-1b regular cap visas and the 20,000 H-1b advanceddegree visas for fiscal year 2024.

Since the H-1b cap limit has been hitfor the 2024 fiscal year, there will be no further selections in the H-1blottery for this fiscal year.

All registrants who were not selectedhave been sent notices through their online USCIS accounts to inform them thatthey have not been selected. The non-selection notice will update theregistration entry to state:

“NotSelected: Not selected – not eligible to file an H-1B cap petition based onthis registration.” “

All currently pending H-1b cappetitions will continue to be processed normally. USCIS will also continue toaccept all cap-exempt H-1bs petitions, such as:

  1. Extensions and amendments topreviously approved H-1bs;
  2. H-1b transfers for a change insponsoring employers;
  3. H-1b concurrent petitions to allow anH-1b Beneficiary to work for multiple employers; and,
  4. H-1b petitions filed by cap-exemptorganizations (Institutions of higher education and affiliated non-profitorganizations as well as non-profit or governmental research organizations).

The H-1b lottery will open forregistrations for the US government’s 2025 fiscal year in March of 2024.