H-1B visa lottery conducted, USCIS begins sending out notifications

USCIS is a fee-based organization, its budget mainly comes from filing fees, not from Congressional appropriations As a result, USCIS claims

The USCIS extension approval only extends your ability to stay in the US and continue your employment You must still obtain a valid visa in order to return

uscis lottery USCIS randomly selects registrants to submit their complete H-1B visa petition using a lottery system The annual H-1B visa limit is 85,000 There are 65,000

uscis h1b lottery Some applicants have been known to receive USCIS approval in as few as two weeks, others wait much longer Because of the annual limit on the number of H-1B