USCIS Announces FY2026 H-1B Cap Registration Period Will Open March 7, 2025

The U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has  announced that the registration period for this year’s H-1B cap filing season (FY2026), will begin on March 7, 2025.

• March 7: H-1B registration period opens at 12:00 PM ET.

• March 24: H-1B registration period closes at 12:00 PM ET.

• March 31: Date by which USCIS intends to notify selected registrants.

• April 1: The earliest date that FY2026 H-1B cap-subject petitions may be filed.

This means that employers will be able to submit online registrations for prospective H-1B employees starting March 7, 2025 to March 24, 2025. We will notify clients and employees of registration selection as soon as possible when USCIS begins notification on or around March 31st. For employees selected in the lottery, we can file H-1B cap petitions during the 90-day filing period starting April 1, 2025.

We will be reaching out to employers in the coming weeks with instructions to prepare their myUSCIS online account for the registration process.

If you have not done so already, please notify our office as soon as possible, and by March 3, 2025 at the latest, if you have employees whom you would like to register in the FY2026 annual H-1B cap lottery.