Advocacy News – Jan. 17, 2023
What’s happening: In March the annual, electronic H-1B visa registration process will open for two weeks.
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Housed within the U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services (USCIS), the random lottery process will allows a total of 85,000 individuals: 65,000 in the general category and the remaining 20,000 for U.S. advanced degree applicants.
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Those selected will be notified by March 31, and will have until June 30 to submit their petition naming the beneficiary in the registration.
Why it matters: The H-1B program is used by employers to fill critical needs or gaps in their workforce, particularly in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields with highly skilled foreign talent. The program has become increasingly popular given ongoing labor market shortages.
For more information, check out MI Chamber members Varnum’s article on the visa lottery process or dig deeper with Barnes and Thornburg on all things immigration.