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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that it would conduct a second H-1B registration lottery for the 2025 fiscal year.
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Additional Information: After conducting an initial random selection for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap in March, USCIS determined that it would need to select additional registrations for unique beneficiaries to reach the FY 2025 regular cap numerical allocation. The initial filing period for FY 2025 was from April 1 through June 30, 2024. The initial overall registration selection rate was 25.6%, with 120,603 registrations selected out of 470,342 eligible registrations.
BAL Analysis: News of a second lottery is a welcome development, though it remains to be seen how many additional registrations will be selected. USCIS will announce when it has completed this second process of selections and notifications. BAL will provide updates as information becomes available.
This alert has been provided by BAL U.S. Practice Group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.
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