This week USCIS announced that the fiscal year 2026 H-1B Cap Registration period will be Friday, March 7, 2025 (starting at 12noon ET) through Monday, March 24, 2025 (ending at 12nonn ET).

Like last year, prospective H-1B cap-subject petitioners or their representatives will be required to use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the $215.00 filing fee. Once the registration period ends, USCIS will run the “lottery” and electronically notify those who have been “selected” or who have “won” the lottery. 

Those who have been “selected” or who have “won ” the lottery must file their H-1B visa petitions with USCIS between April 1, 2025, and June 30, 2025.