The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that enables U.S. employers to quickly make use of international employees in specialty occupations. The H-1B visa is a extremely sought-after visa, and the variety of purposes acquired annually far exceeds the variety of visas obtainable. Because of this, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Providers (USCIS) conducts a lottery to pick the purposes that shall be processed.
Presently, USCIS accepts H-1B petitions for the fiscal yr that begins on October 1st and ends on September thirtieth. The H-1B lottery takes place in April, and the chosen petitions are notified in Could. For the fiscal yr 2025, the H-1B lottery will happen on April 1, 2024, and the chosen petitions shall be notified on Could 8, 2024.