H-1B Visa Registration for 2022 to begin on March 9, Lottery Results to be Notified by March 31

In the United States, registration process for the H-1B visa application for the next fiscal year will begin on March 9 and the successful applicants through a computerised draw of lots would be notified by March 31. The notification by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) comes a day after the Biden administration announced that it will continue with the traditional lottery system to issue the much sought-after work visa to foreign professionals. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations



that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India. The successful applicants will be able to join their new jobs in the US on October 1, when the American fiscal year starts.

As mandated by the Congress, USCIS can issue a maximum of 65,000 H-1B visas in a year. It can also issue another 20,000 H-1B visas to foreign students who have completed higher studies from a US university in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.