The statistics regarding this year’s cap lottery (FY2023) won’t be published for awhile, but USCIS recently shared the data on the FY2022 H-1B cap season. Take a look!

· 308,613: Number of initial registrations received by USCIS

·  87,500: Number of initial registrations selected by USCIS to file petitions

· 131,970: Total number of registrations selected by USCIS after conducting two additional selection rounds

·  37,000: Approximate number of prospective petitioners (employers) who submitted registrations for their beneficiaries (employees)

·  48%: Approximate percentage of registrations that requested consideration under the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap).