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title: "Business Immigration Alert: U.S. CIS Announces H-1B Cap Registration Period Opens March 1, 2022"
description: U.S. CIS announces H-1B cap registration period opens March 1, 2022. Employers must register to be eligible for the work visa application process.
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# [Business Immigration Alert: U.S. CIS Announces H-1B Cap Registration Period Opens March 1, 2022](https://www.lawmh.com/blog/business-immigration-alert-u.s.-cis-announces-h-1b-cap-registration-period-opens-march-1-2022)

 Written by [McCandlish Holton, PC](https://www.lawmh.com/blog/author/mccandlish-holton-pc) | Feb 1, 2022 3:14:57 PM

Employers seeking to secure an H-1B quota number must file a registration during the registration period to be eligible. To do so, please contact McCandlish Holton immigration attorney, [Helen Konrad](mailto:hkonrad@lawmh.com). 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“U.S. CIS”) has announced that the H-1B registration period for the fiscal year 2023 H-1B cap will open at noon Eastern (GMT-5) on March 1 and will run through noon Eastern on March 18, 2022. During this period, employers can submit H-1B registrations using the U.S. CIS online H-1B registration system.

Employers Must Register to Be Eligible for the H-1B Visa Process

The H-1B is a very popular work visa for employers wishing to hire talented international graduates of U.S. universities, and for employers wishing to hire highly skilled technical and professional employees.  There is a limited quota of 85,000 H-1Bs that can be issued every year.  The March 1st through 18th registration period is the opportunity for employers to register to try to secure an H-1B quota number for international employees. 

Registrations Will Far Exceed the Annual Cap of 85,000 H-1B Visas

Each year, the U.S. CIS receives many more H-1B registrations than there are quota numbers available.  Last March, the U.S. CIS received over 300,000 registrations.  The U.S. CIS will conduct a random lottery to select 85,000 cases to process.  They plan to notify registrants who are selected in the lottery by March 31, 2022. 

 

[McCandlish Holton's Immigration Practice Group](https://www.lawmh.com/practice-areas/immigration-law) advises U.S. and foreign clients on all aspects of obtaining U.S. work visas as well as the hiring and transfer of international personnel.

 

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