442,000 H1B registrations for FY-2026

[Ravi860]

19 minutes ago, Anta Assamey said:

 

The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to hire skilled foreign workers for specialized jobs, mainly in technology, healthcare, and education.

Every year, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) holds a lottery to randomly select applicants due to high demand.

For FY 2026, H-1B registrations dropped slightly to 442,000, similar to FY 2024. However, the number of valid registrations has already declined significantly in recent years, dropping from 758,994 in FY 2024 to 470,342 in FY 2025 — a decrease of 38.6%.

USCIS now uses a beneficiary-centric system, ensuring each applicant enters the lottery only once, making the process fairer. This change has increased the selection rate to 40% from 30%.

Another major change is a sharp increase in the H-1B registration fee — from $10 to $215 — to cover administrative costs and discourage unnecessary applications.

Employers whose candidates are selected must file petitions starting April 1, 2025, within a 90-day window.

Denial rates for H-1B petitions have varied over the years. In 2018, stricter immigration policies caused a sharp increase in rejections. However, by 2024, denial rates had dropped significantly, especially for large companies with experienced legal teams.

The technology and science sectors continue to dominate H-1B approvals, followed by education and healthcare, showing the visa's importance in hiring skilled professionals.

Better than fy 2024 numbers but thatha vachaka kuda gattigane vesaru ga last year lane. Papam who didn’t select in their last attempt. All roads now leads to cpt colleges annamata 

[Sucker]

4 minutes ago, enigmatic said:

valla dhairyaniki mechukovali with all the economic uncertainty.  ee term visa interviews baane scrutiny chestaremo before stamping.

Paet time chestham annaru 

Naa fuse lu funeral ori nee h1b ila using na ani 

[Sucker]

8 minutes ago, LadiesTailor said:

442K X 215 = 95 million dollars just like that…. Emanna sketch aaaa 

Inka penchutharu chudu $500 ki but still you will see 400K easy peasy 

[perugu_vada]

India nunchi velam verri ga vestunaru .. ikada uuru peru leni consultancy vadi h1 file chestha anagane ready aipotunaru

[perugu_vada]

56 minutes ago, LadiesTailor said:

442K X 215 = 95 million dollars just like that…. Emanna sketch aaaa 

215$ ante ~20,000/- .. aath care uncle india lo . USA lo maname peesu gallam .. deals ani .. buy 1 biryani get 1 free ani kakkurthi padatham

[pizzaaddict]

1 hour ago, LadiesTailor said:

442K X 215 = 95 million dollars just like that…. Emanna sketch aaaa 

Nenu udhey vedham anukuna . 1 billion ki teesuku potharemmo oka 10 years lo 

[perugu_vada]

Just now, pizzaaddict said:

Nenu udhey vedham anukuna . 1 billion ki teesuku potharemmo oka 10 years lo 

Still uscis ki funds undavu .. ah oche money ni Verey vatiki direct chestaru

[pizzaaddict]

4 minutes ago, perugu_vada said:

India nunchi velam verri ga vestunaru .. ikada uuru peru leni consultancy vadi h1 file chestha anagane ready aipotunaru

Job vastey good salary, adhi ind lo genuine experience untey inka earn cheyachu ani india IT folks baga apply chestunaru 

[pizzaaddict]

1 minute ago, perugu_vada said:

Still uscis ki funds undavu .. ah oche money ni Verey vatiki direct chestaru

Verey vatiki money ivadhu ( not completely ) ani thaata batch  konni restrict chesaru ani news choosa 

[Pavanonline]

1 hour ago, perugu_vada said:

India nunchi velam verri ga vestunaru .. ikada uuru peru leni consultancy vadi h1 file chestha anagane ready aipotunaru

Candidates ki bhayam ledu ok, consultancies ki ina undali ga, dorikithe direct deporting ye antunadu thatha emo

[kevinUsa]

3 hours ago, enigmatic said:

looks like selection also complete. papam evarido select avvaledu 

 

Nenu 2015 lo Ms ki vachina ee time lo he could have moved to Canada and got citizenship and moved to USA again what waste man

[aratipandu]

7 hours ago, kevinUsa said:

Nenu 2015 lo Ms ki vachina ee time lo he could have moved to Canada and got citizenship and moved to USA again what waste man

andharu nee antha smart undaru kadha anna...idiseyy

[KothaKurrodu]

8 hours ago, kevinUsa said:

Nenu 2015 lo Ms ki vachina ee time lo he could have moved to Canada and got citizenship and moved to USA again what waste man

2011 ikkada. Arusthunnama

[baabaa]

11 hours ago, Sucker said:

Yes. Ind la yevadu vundali anukodam ledhu. Asalu idhi very disappointing number 

India kadu anna, almost 80% crowd from AP/Telangana for H1B. Punjabis/Gujjus asalau h1 race lo non existent untaru, valadi antha separate route.

AP Telangana separate country aiyte, rest of india ki immediate employment GC's vastayi.

[tokkalogola]

15 hours ago, Pavanonline said:

Candidates ki bhayam ledu ok, consultancies ki ina undali ga, dorikithe direct deporting ye antunadu thatha emo

Dorike varaku dora ... recently got to know that some consultancies are also faking gcs ..