US hits FY2026 H-1B visa cap; only exempt petitions to be accepted now
USCIS has reached the H-1B visa limit for FY2026, selecting 120,141 registrations from 343,981 eligible submissions, a significant drop from the previous year. While cap intake is closed, petitions for cap-exempt categories like extensions and employer changes will still be processed. USCIS emphasizes fraud prevention, warning against duplicate registrations and false attestations, and will continue investigations.
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