Preparing for FY 2026 H-1B Cap Season: Strategies and Tips from the Experts
| Live Event Date: 01/28/2025 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Format | Length | CLE Eligible |
| Web Seminar | 90 min. | Yes |
Earlier in FY 2025, USCIS implemented its “beneficiary-centric” selection process for registrations by employers. What have immigration attorneys learned since? Should practitioners approach anything differently for the FY2026 H-1B cap season? The expert faculty on this seminar will discuss the H-1B lottery system and address other general issues for filing FY2026 cap-subject cases based on the current landscape, including updated Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) categories and wages.
Featured Topics:
- Lessons learned from the previous H-1B cap season, including the new “beneficiary-centric” registration system
- Issues with electronic registration (“handshake”), pay.gov, and receipt of selection notices online
- Responding to client questions regarding cap gap, odds of selection, and more
- Preparing and/or filing the labor certification application (LCA), identifying the SOC, and prevailing wage issues: new request for evidence (RFE) templates for LCA SOC Codes
- Strategies for unexpected second and third round selections
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Kevin W. Miner (DL), AILA USCIS HQ (Benefits Policy) Liaison Committee Chair, Atlanta, GA
Lucy G. Cheung, AILA USCIS High Impact Adjudications Assistance Committee Chair, New York, NY
*Ian D. Wagreich, AILA Business Section Steering Committee, Chicago, IL
Sonal J. Mehta Verma, AILA DOL Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Rockville, MD