🇺🇸 United States • U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) • H-1B Specialty Occupation Work Visa

H-1B Specialty Occupation Work Visa — Cap-Subject (Lottery Registration)

Subject to the annual numerical cap and the electronic registration lottery.

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1 month and 19 days
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Where can I find experiences and cases for “H-1B Specialty Occupation Work Visa — Cap-Subject (Lottery Registration)”?

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How long does “H-1B Specialty Occupation Work Visa — Cap-Subject (Lottery Registration)” take in United States?

Observed average duration: 1 month and 19 days. This result is based on 3 cases with usable durations in the statistics shown. This average applies only to this variant and the cases currently included on the page. The duration covers the interval between the first and last recorded steps in the cases included. These community observations are not official processing times and do not predict the duration of another case.

What are the steps for “H-1B Specialty Occupation Work Visa — Cap-Subject (Lottery Registration)”?

The catalog lists the following steps in their configured order:

  1. Electronic Registration Submitted
  2. Selected in Registration Lottery
  3. Form I-129 Petition Filed
  4. Decision Received

A case may include only some of these steps or follow a different timeline. This list does not mean that every step is mandatory.

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