USCIS Reaches FY 2024 H-1B Cap

• On December 13, 2024, US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced, that it has received a sufficient number of petitions needed to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master’s cap, for fiscal year (FY) 2024.

• USCIS said it will send non-selection notices to registrants through their online accounts. When the agency finishes sending the non-selection notifications, the status for properly submitted registrations that USCIS did not select for the FY 2024 H-1B numerical allocations will show:

  • Not Selected: Not selected—not eligible to file an H-1B cap petition based on this registration.

• USCIS said it will continue to accept and process petitions that are otherwise exempt from the cap. Petitions filed for current H-1B workers who have been counted previously against the cap, and who still retain their cap number, are exempt from the FY 2024 H-1B cap.

  • USCIS will continue to accept and process petitions filed to:

    • Extend the amount of time a current H-1B worker may remain in the United States;

    • Change the terms of employment for current H-1B workers;

    • Allow current H-1B workers to change employers; and

    • Allow current H-1B workers to work concurrently in additional H-1B positions.