The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that permits U.S. employers to quickly make use of international employees in specialty occupations. The H-1B lottery is a random choice course of used to allocate a restricted variety of H-1B visas annually. The third lottery for the 2025 fiscal yr might be held in March 2024.
The H-1B lottery is a crucial instrument for U.S. employers who want to rent extremely expert international employees. The lottery course of is aggressive, and solely a small share of candidates are chosen. Lately, the variety of H-1B visas obtainable has been capped at 65,000 per yr, with an extra 20,000 visas obtainable for international employees with superior levels from U.S. universities.