H-1B Visa Registration 2025 Closes on March 24: When Will the Next Window Open?

H-1B Visa Registration 2025 Closes on March 24: The initial registration period for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap will officially close at noon (ET) on Monday, March 24. After this window, which generally lasts 14 calendar days every year, the USCIS notifies prospective petitioners and representatives whose accounts have at least one registration. The process will run up to March 31.

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What’s next?

After the initial registration closes, selected applicants can start filing the H-1B petition for FY 2026. The filing window for an H-1B cap-subject petition will run for a minimum of 90 days.

When will the next H-1B window open?

It is difficult to predict when the FY 2027 H-1B window will open but will appear based on the current scheme in March of 2026. Thus, it is always best to check the USCIS website for the most updated data. Moreover, for every registration submitted for the 2026 H-1B cap season on behalf of a beneficiary, there will be a cost of $215.

During the season of H-1B cap registration, petitioners and representatives prospectively are mandated to make use of an online account of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS, to electronically register each beneficiary for selection.

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Here are registration and selection numbers for fiscal years 2021-2025:

Fiscal Year 2021

• Total Registrations: 274,237
• Eligible Registrations: 269,424
• Eligible Registrations (No Other Eligible Registrations): 241,299
• Eligible Registrations (Multiple Eligible Registrations): 28,125
• Selected Registrations: 124,415

Fiscal Year 2022

• Total Registrations: 308,613
• Eligible Registrations: 301,447
• Eligible Registrations (No Other Eligible Registrations): 211,304
• Eligible Registrations (Multiple Eligible Registrations): 90,143
• Selected Registrations: 131,924

Fiscal Year 2023

• Total Registrations: 483,927
• Eligible Registrations: 474,421
• Eligible Registrations (No Other Eligible Registrations): 309,241
• Eligible Registrations (Multiple Eligible Registrations): 165,180
• Selected Registrations: 127,600

Fiscal Year 2024

• Total Registrations: 780,884
• Eligible Registrations: 758,994
• Eligible Registrations (No Other Eligible Registrations): 350,103
• Eligible Registrations (Multiple Eligible Registrations): 408,891
• Selected Registrations: 188,400

Note: For the FY 2024 initial selections were lower since file rates of petitions were anticipated, and higher approvals of H-1B1 visas were anticipated by the Department of State.

Fiscal Year 2025

• Total Registrations: 479,953
• Eligible Registrations: 470,342
• Eligible Registrations (No Other Eligible Registrations): 423,028
• Eligible Registrations (Multiple Eligible Registrations): 47,314
• Selected Registrations: 135,137

Note: The initial selection numbers for FY 2025 were also lower on account of a new beneficiary-centric selection process and further adjustments due to the projected filing rates.

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