USCIS Completes Second Random Selection from Previously Submitted Registrations for FY2024 H-1B Cap
USCIS announced that it has randomly selected, from the remaining FY2024 registrations properly submitted, a sufficient number of registrations projected as needed to reach the cap, and has notified all prospective petitioners with selected registrations from this 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 stated on its website that it selected 77,600 registrations in the second selection for the FY2024 H-1B cap.
From the USCIS website:
FY 2024 H-1B Cap Registration Process Update
As previously announced, on March 27, 2023, USCIS received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the FY 2024 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption also known as the master’s cap.
We subsequently announced that we would need to select additional registrations to reach the FY 2024 numerical allocations. As of July 31, 2023, we have randomly selected, from the remaining FY 2024 registrations properly submitted, a sufficient number of registrations projected as needed to reach the cap, and have notified all prospective petitioners with selected registrations from this 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 selected 77,600 registrations in the second selection for the FY 2024 H-1B cap.
During the registration period for the FY 2024 H-1B cap, USCIS saw a significant increase in the number of registrations submitted compared to prior years. Generally, we saw an increase in the number of registrations submitted, the number of registrations submitted on behalf of beneficiaries with multiple registrations, and the number of registrations submitted on behalf of unique beneficiaries with only one registration. USCIS saw upward trends in the FY 2022 and FY 2023 H-1B registration periods as well.
This chart shows registration and selection numbers for fiscal years 2021-2024 (as of July 31, 2023).
