For the first time, USCIS conducted a wage-based lottery instead of a random selection, and employers were obligated to pay $100,000 for each H-1B petition.

In a major update, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday that there will be no second lottery for FY2027. "US Citizenship and Immigration Services has…

The US has reached its H-1B visa cap for Fiscal Year 2027, with USCIS confirming it received enough petitions to fill all 85,000 available slots. As a result, no second H-1B…