Increasing Possibility of Second H-1B Lottery for FY 2026
The FY 2026 H-1B lottery saw 120,141 selections from 343,981 entries (35%). Petition filing closed June 30, 2025.…
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Priya Nair is VisaVerge.com's Work Visa Correspondent, specializing in employment-based immigration — H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN, OPT, and the PERM and green-card process. She breaks down lottery odds, prevailing-wage rules, and employer obligations for the skilled professionals who navigate them every year. Priya's guides help workers and employers make confident, well-informed decisions about building a career in the United States.
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