"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough electronic registrations for unique beneficiaries during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year 2027 H-1B numerical allocations (known as the H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap)," the agency said in a statement.

USCIS said it has selected enough beneficiaries with properly submitted registrations to reach the H-1B cap and notified all prospective petitioners with selected candidates that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition for those beneficiaries.

Registration Status

Registrants’ online accounts will display their registration status, the agency said.

H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2027, including those petitions eligible for the advanced degree exemption, may be filed with USCIS beginning April 1, 2026.

"If filed for a selected beneficiary and based on a valid registration. Only petitioners with registrations for selected beneficiaries may file H-1B cap-subject petitions for FY 2027," the agency said.

H-1B cap-subject petition

The agency said an H-1B cap-subject petition must be properly filed at the correct filing location or online at my.uscis.gov and within the filing period indicated on the relevant selection notice.

The period for filing the H-1B cap-subject petition will be at least 90 days.

"Petitioners must include a copy of the applicable selection notice with the FY 2027 H-1B cap-subject petition," USCIS said.

The USCIS said from April 1, it will only accept a new edition of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker.

It was published on February 27.

"All H-1B cap subject petitions for FY 2027 must use this edition of the form," USCIS said.

The agency further said: "The Presidential Proclamation Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers requires certain H-1B petitions filed at or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern on Sept. 21, 2025, to be accompanied by an additional $100,000 payment as a condition of eligibility."

The USCIS said petitioners filing H-1B cap petitions on behalf of selected beneficiaries based on their valid registration must still submit evidence as provided in the Form I-129 instructions and establish eligibility for petition approval, as registration and selection only pertain to eligibility to file the H-1B cap-subject petition.