India, March 24 -- The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will close the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap at noon (ET) on Monday, March 24. After this window which lasts typically 14 calendar days every year, the USCIS notifies prospective petitioners and representatives whose accounts have at least one registration. The process will take up to March 31.

Selected beneficiaries can start filling out petitions.

After the initial registration period closes, selected applicants can start filling the H-1B petition for FY 2026. The period for filing the H-1B cap-subject petition will be at least 90 days.

It is difficult to predict when the FY 2027 H-1B window will open. However, going by t...