Selection Process of H-1B Electronic Registrations Completed

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) confirmed today (Friday, March 27) that it has completed the random selection of the H-1B registrations electronically submitted between March 1 and March 20, 2020.  USCIS will notify petitioners with selected registrations no later than March 31, 2020, that they are eligible to file an H-1B petition for the beneficiary named in the selected registration.  Petitioners will have 90 days from the date of notification to file a complete H-1B petition on behalf of the selected beneficiary’s registration. 

By March 31, 2020, the employer’s online account will show one of the following statuses for each beneficiary registered: Submitted, Selected, or Denied.  A registration status may continue to show “Submitted” after the initial selection process has been completed. “Submitted” registrations will remain in consideration for selection until the end of the fiscal year on September 30, 2021, at which point they will become either Selected or Not Selected.

More information on the H-1B registration process can be found here. 

We will continue to monitor the progress of H-1B registrations filed in this year’s lottery and post updates as soon as possible.

This alert is for informational purposes only.  Please contact us if you would like to discuss the H-1B lottery further.