Washington, July 30 -- US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on June 28 conducted a second lottery for H1B visas to meet the annual quota for fiscal 2022.

In the first round of random selection, 87500 registrations were selected to fulfill the annual quota of 85000. As per the e-registration system, the employers have to submit the detailed visa applications for those selected, TOI reported.

However, due to the pandemic or some other reasons, several employers did not submit the applications.

In order to meet the annual quota, USCIS conducted the second lottery for H1B visas. The detailed visa applications can be filed from August 2 to November 3.

Last year too, the USCIS had conducted a second lottery for H1B visas. It is h...