The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the H-1B visa registration window for fiscal year 2027 will open on March 4, 2026, and close on March 19, 2026, marking the start of the annual H-1B cap lottery season. Employers and petitioners seeking to sponsor foreign workers for the H-1B programme must submit electronic registrations through the USCIS portal during this period. Selected registrations will then be notified by March 31, 2026 What’s New This Year While the basic structure of the H-1B registration remains — with an 85,000 annual cap including 20,000 visas for graduates with US advanced degrees — the FY 2027 season introduces some of the most significant changes in years. One of the headline updates is a $100,000 surcharge that applies to certain H-1B petitions if the beneficiary is outside the United States or does not have a valid visa at the time of filing. This new fee is separate from the standard registration and filing fees and reflects policy measures aimed at deterring misuse of the H-1B system while generating additional revenue. Wage-Weighted Selection System In addition to the fee change, USCIS is implementing a wage-weighted selection process for the cap lottery,…  ​Read MoreBusiness Archives – Trak.in – Indian Business of Tech, Mobile & Startups

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