The H-1B cap lottery opened on March 6, with USCIS rolling out new technological updates and company-centric “organizational accounts,” allowing employers to link multiple members of their organization to the account for the H-1B registration process. Despite these updates, there have been bumps with the lottery process, including employer and company signatures not showing up on the registration summaries, despite the parties having signed as directed. Additionally, there have been reports of 404 error messages resulting from reverting Form G-28 and USCIS between the employer and the legal representative, as well as payment problems with registration. USCIS appears to have resolved the technical glitches at this time; here’s hoping the remainder of the lottery period will go smoothly!

As a reminder, the H-1B lottery will close on March 22 at 12 pm EST.  Please schedule a consultation with Curray York & Associates if you have questions about H-1Bs!