Constangy Clips Ep. 8 - H-1B Cap Lottery Season: What Your Organization Needs to Know
H-1B cap season is almost here, and you may be wondering what that means for your foreign national workforce.
The H-1B visa is one of the most competitive visas in the United States and is used by organizations to bring foreign national employees in specialty occupations, like software developers, data analysts, and scientists, to the United States to work. The lottery historically is open the last two weeks of March and recipients are selected at the beginning of April.
In this episode of Constangy Clips, attorney Kelly McGrath breaks down everything you need to know about the lottery process, including:
- What the H-1B visa is
- What roles qualify
- How the lottery process works
- Which employees should be considered