H-1B 2026 season ends today, USCIS to notify selected petitioners by March 31

The 2026 H-1B cap season registrations, which opened on March 7, 2025, will close on March 24. The initial registration period is a minimum of 14 calendar days every fiscal year. USCIS intends to notify prospective petitioners and representatives whose accounts have at least one registration selected by March 31. If selected, the beneficiaries can start the petition filing process.

During the H-1B cap season registration, prospective petitioners and representatives have to utilize a US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) online account to electronically register each beneficiary for the selection process. For the 2026 H-1B cap-season, each registration submitted on behalf of a beneficiary costs $215.