H1-B 2022 Latest Update: USCIS Received 308,613 H1-B Petitions – Path2USA

USCIS introduced that they obtained 308,613 H1-B registrations for the 2022 fiscal 12 months and chosen 87,500 within the lottery. That is nearly a 13% enhance from final 12 months when the full was 274,237 over the required 85,000.

The continued enhance in USCIS knowledge demonstrates the continued recognition and excessive demand for the H1-B employment visa program. Regardless of many restrictions put in by the earlier administration coupled with the pandemic, america continues to be a preferred vacation spot for world employment.

The company had begun to settle for H1-B cap petitions on behalf of lottery selectees beginning April 1, 2021. They proceed to simply accept these accomplished petitions till June 30, 2021. After this date, USCIS will evaluate all submitted petitions and if there are denials or rejections in extra of 85,000, they’ll conduct a second H1-B lottery in August. These not chosen within the earlier lottery can be given an opportunity if there are vacancies obtainable after the present completion.

USCIS makes use of historic knowledge associated to approvals, denials and revocations when figuring out what number of registrations to pick.

How Do You Know If You Have Been Chosen In The H1-B Lottery?

To seek out out in case you have been chosen, you need to test your on-line account created on the time of registration. The next up to date standing will reveal your outcomes:

• If chosen and able to file a FY 2022 H-1B cap petition for the beneficiary, the standing will say “Chosen”.

• If USCIS finds a replica registration for a similar beneficiary, the web standing will learn “Denied”.

• If the fee methodology was declined and never reconciled or in any other case invalid, the standing will say “Invalidated – Failed Fee”.

• If the beneficiary was not chosen within the preliminary lottery choice, the web standing will learn “Submitted”. Nevertheless, this doesn’t imply a denial as USCIS retains further candidates for till the top of the fiscal 12 months ought to they resolve to conduct a second lottery to fill the quota of 85,000 for the 12 months.

Beneath this example, the employer can file a petition solely when the company notifies them that the beneficiary is chosen for the second spherical.

USCIS will proceed to watch submitting charges this 12 months to find out the necessity to choose further registrations to satisfy the FY 2022 numerical limitations. The annual quota for cap-subject petitions is 85,000. Off this, 20,000 is reserved for U.S. superior diploma holders, additionally referred to as the ‘grasp’s cap’. This 12 months, out of the full 308,613, over 48% of the FY 2022 registrations have been assigned for petitioners with U.S. superior levels.

Premium Processing

USCIS is accepting premium processing for all classes of employment visa purposes. In contrast to final 12 months, once they had suspended the premium processing possibility, this 12 months USCIS is accepting them for all eligible utility varieties. 

Did You Know? Charges For Premium Processing Has Gone Up By $1,060

You will need to bear in mind, that Service Facilities and Discipline Places of work (in addition to U.S. consulates overseas) are opening up slowly and accepting most purposes. However it’s all the time essential to be ready to count on service delays or bulletins of suspensions if the Covid-19 pandemic surges.