Client Alert: The FY 2027 H-1B Initial Registration Selection Process Has Been Completed

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has reached the fiscal year 2027 H-1B numerical allocation for beneficiaries and selected enough beneficiaries to reach the H-1B cap. They have notified all prospective petitioners with selected beneficiaries that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition for those beneficiaries. To find your registration status please go to your USCIS online account. H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2027, including those petitions eligible for the advanced degree exemption, may be filed with USCIS beginning April 1, 2026, if filed for a selected beneficiary and based on a valid registration. Only petitioners with registrations for selected beneficiaries may file H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2027. 

USCIS has published a new edition of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker on February 27, 2026 which MUST be used beginning April 1st, 2026. USCIS will only accept the 02/27/2026 edition for all H-1B cap subject petitions for FY 2027. The newest edition of the I-129 can be found here. When filing, be sure to file either to the proper filing address, which can be found here or online at my.uscis.gov within the filing period indicated on the relevant selection notice. Petitioners must include a copy of the applicable selection notice with the FY 2027 H-1B cap-subject petition.   

Petitioners filing H-1B cap petitions on behalf of selected beneficiaries based on their valid registration must still submit evidence as instructed in the Form I-129 and establish eligibility for petition approval, as registration and selection only pertain to eligibility to file the H-1B cap-subject petition. 

For more information, visit the H-1B Cap Season page.