h-1b cap lottery

Discover what is the H-1B cap lottery process is and how it works on the Bridge platform.

An overview of what is the H-1B lottery, how the H-1B lottery process works, which employees might qualify and some key dates to consider for the FY2023 H-1B lottery

On Nov 19th, USCIS announced that they will be conducting a third round of selections from the previously submitted second round of H-1B registrations from July 2021. The new filing period will begin on November 22nd and will close on February 23, 2022.

On July 29th, USCIS announced that they will be conducting a second round of selections from the previously submitted H-1B registrations from March 2021. The new filing period will begin on August 2nd and will close on November 3rd.

While USCIS has yet to confirm the exact process that will follow for the 2021 H-1B Cap lottery, here are some helpful tips based on last year’s system to help companies prepare for next year’s process.