USCIS to conduct a second round of H-1B lottery to fill the FY25 quota
On Tuesday, 30th July, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a second lottery for the year 2025. The agency has confirmed that this second round of random selections will be conducted under the regular annual 65,000 visa limit for FY25.
The selections will be made from the registrations that have already been submitted electronically. The H-1B visa is extremely popular among tech sector professionals from India, China, and others, making this second round crucial for them.
While there is a 20,000 visa cap for individuals with a U.S. master’s or higher degree, that cap has been met. This second lottery will be exclusively for the regular cap.
Selected individuals will see an update on their myUSCIS accounts with a selection notice. However, details about the number of additional registrations and the exact date of the second lottery were not disclosed.
Here's hoping your name is the lucky one to get picked in this round. Stay tuned for more updates!
Frequently Asked Questions!
The H-1B lottery is a random selection process conducted by USCIS to allocate H-1B visas for each fiscal year. It ensures that the number of H-1B petitions does not exceed the annual cap.
USCIS is conducting a second lottery to fill the remaining quota for the FY25 H-1B cap. This is necessary because the initial lottery did not exhaust the regular cap.
USCIS has implemented a beneficiary-centric registration process to reduce fraud and abuse. Additionally, registration and application fees have increased.
No, only the registrations submitted electronically during the initial registration period are considered. There are no new submissions for the second lottery.
The registration must include basic details about the employer and the sponsored foreign national, such as the beneficiary’s name, date of birth, country of birth, country of citizenship, gender, and passport number.
