In March, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
conducted an initial random selection on properly submitted electronic registrations for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap, including for beneficiaries eligible for the advanced degree exemption. Only those petitioners with selected registrations for FY 2025 are eligible to file H-1B cap-subject petitions during the filing period on their registration selection notice. The initial filing period for those with selected registrations for FY 2025 was April 1 – June 30, 2024.
In a
recent announcement from USCIS, the agency noted that it would need to select additional registrations for unique beneficiaries to reach the FY 2025 regular cap numerical allocation. The agency will soon select additional registrations for unique beneficiaries from previously submitted electronic registrations using a random selection process, and it will notify prospective petitioners with selected registrations from this second round of selection that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition for the beneficiary named in the applicable selected registration. USCIS will announce when it has completed this second process of selections and notifications.