Now is the Time to Identify Key Employees for H-1B Work Visa Sponsorship for 2023
• The H-1B work visa is the most commonly used work visa for newly hired professionals (bachelor's degree and above).
• Only 85,000 new cap-subject H-1B work visas are available for all of Fiscal Year 2023.
• In 2022, more than 400,000 H-1 lottery registrations were submitted to USCIS
Interested employers should start now preparing new H-1B 2023 Lottery Registration applications for foreign workers, including computer/IT professionals, engineers, doctors, scientists, researchers, professors, managers and many other professionals. We recommend starting preparation of the lottery registration application well in advance to meet the registration deadline and to avoid disappointment.
After the 2023 H-1B Lottery quota is reached, there will be no new cap-subject H-1B work sponsorships available until October 1, 2024. If you have questions about the H-1B visa category or wish to obtain assistance with applying for any new H-1B work visas, please call us no later than February 15, 2023 at 612.321.0082.
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The U.S. State Department (DOS) Reports Progress on Visa Interview Delays Worldwide
Since 2020, COVID-19 related restrictions have caused long delays at U.S. Consulates worldwide for both temporary visas and permanent immigrant visas. On October 21, 2022, DOS announced that:
- Visa interview wait times are getting shorter worldwide.
- DOS has doubled the number of foreign service personnel doing interview work.
- 96% of U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide have now resumed doing interviews for both temporary (nonimmigrant) and permanent (immigrant) visas to the U.S.
- DOS is now on its way to reducing visa interview wait times to pre-pandemic levels.
