​H-1B Lottery FY2025 Results

 The H-1B Lottery FY2025 results are in, and here are some key takeaways:

         🔹 Annual Limit: The H-1B Lottery maintains its annual cap of 85,000 visas, with 20,000 reserved for advanced degree holders from U.S. universities.
        🔹 Beneficiary-Centered Process: This year, a significant shift to a "beneficiary-centered" registration process occurred, which aimed to ensure fairness and eliminate multiple registrations for the same beneficiary.
      🔹 Higher Selection Rates in First Round: With the issue of multiple registrations addressed, it was anticipated that the percentage of registrations selected in the first round would be higher than in previous years.
     🔹Increase in Selection Rate:  At our firm, our selection rate doubled from last year.  This year our colleagues have reported from between 20-30% selection rate.  Although 20-30% is still far from ideal, we were happy to see an improvement in this year's selection rate.

What was the H-1B selection rate like at your law firm? Share your insights and experiences with us in the comments below!