USCIS Returns All FY 2018 Cap-Subject H1B Petitions Not Selected in H1B Lottery

On July 19, 2017, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has returned all fiscal year 2018 H1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected in the H1B lottery [PDF version]. The USCIS announced its completion of data entry of all H1B cap-subject petitions selected in the H1B lottery on May 3, 2017 [see blog].

If a petitioner submitted an H1B cap-subject petition between April 3 and April 7, 2017, and has not received a receipt notice or returned petition by July 31, 2017, he or she may contact the USCIS for assistance regarding the situation.

This announcement puts a cap on the H1B lottery process for fiscal year 2017. H1B petitioners should remember that premium processing for H1B petitions remains suspended indefinitely [see article] with very limited exceptions [see article]. To learn more about the H1B nonimmigrant category, please see our full selection of articles and blogs on the subject [see category].