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USCIS conducts second random selection from previously submitted fiscal year 2022 H-1B cap registrations

By Alexander Castrodale, Kate Drabecki, Adam Teets, and Lawrence Lebowitz
August 2, 2021
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On July 28, 2021, USCIS conducted a second random selection from previously submitted fiscal year 2022 H-1B Cap Registrations (aka “H-1B Lottery”) resulting in the selection of additional, new registrations for H-1B petition filing.

USCIS conducted the initial random selection in March 2021, and those petitioners with selected registrations were eligible for H-1B petition filing from April 1, 2021, through June 30, 2021. Based on the number of H-1B petitions filed during this period, USCIS recently determined the need to select additional registrations to reach the fiscal year 2022 numerical allocations. On July 28, 2021, USCIS selected previously submitted electronic registrations using a random selection process. The petition filing period based on registrations selected on July 28, 2021 will begin on August 2, 2021, and close on November 3, 2021. Petitioners/attorneys with selected registrations have had their my USCIS accounts updated to include a selection notice, which includes details of when and where to file. We are currently in the process of identifying newly selected registrations and will notify petitioners as soon as possible.

As a general reminder, an H-1B cap-subject petition must be properly filed at the correct USCIS service center and within the filing period indicated on the relevant registration selection notice. Online filing is not available for H-1B petitions. Further, please note that registration selection only indicates that petitioners are eligible to file H-1B cap-subject petitions; it does not indicate that the petition will be approved. Petitioners filing H-1B cap-subject petitions, including those petitions eligible for the advanced degree exemption, must still submit evidence and establish eligibility for petition approval based on existing statutory and regulatory requirements.

We will continue to monitor this situation, keep abreast of any additions, and notify you of any material changes.

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Alexander Castrodale

About Alexander Castrodale

Alex is the Chair of the Immigration Group and focuses on employment-based immigration, including temporary and permanent visas, family-based immigration, naturalization and exclusion/deportation defense. He gained an insider's perspective of all facets of immigration law by working for the U.S. Department of Justice and traveling extensively around the world.

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Kate Drabecki

About Kate Drabecki

Kate is a member of the Immigration Group, where she provides counsel on employment-based temporary and permanent visa categories to small and medium-sized for-profit organizations and large multinational companies, as well as on family-based permanent residence applications to individual clients and exclusion/deportation defense. Kate's clients include companies in such industries as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, financial services, engineering, information technology, and agriculture.

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Adam Teets

About Adam Teets

Adam is an associate in the Immigration group in the Pittsburgh, PA office. Adam’s practice focuses on employment-based immigration, including temporary and permanent visas and family-based permanent residence applications. Adam has a special interest in cases involving all types of non-immigrant and immigrant visas; labor certification (PERM) and EB-1 visas; options and issues concerning health care workers/physicians, including 212(e) waivers of the two-year home residency requirement.

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Lawrence Lebowitz

About Lawrence Lebowitz

Larry is a Shareholder and a member of the Immigration group. He serves as Dentons Cohen & Grigsby's Director of Partner Development and was previously Vice President of Marketing from 2000 to 2007.

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