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18 Jul 2025
Insight
On July 18, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that they received enough H-1B petitions to reach the congressionally mandated fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap of 85,000, including the master’s cap. Accordingly, USCIS will not make a second round of selections. We expect that next year’s lottery will be held in March 2026.
If you have any questions or need additional information about this alert, please feel free to contact the HSF Kramer Immigration Group.
Key contacts
Mark D. Koestler
Partner, Head of Business Immigration, US, New York
Matthew S. Dunn
Partner, Head of Business Immigration, US, New York
Scott A. Gorski
Partner, New York
Allison D. Gray
Counsel, New York
Melissa B. Drennan
Senior Associate, New York
Robert M. Jones
Senior Associate, New York
Tatiana Kashuta
Senior Associate, New York
Ella Leviyeva
Senior Associate, New York
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