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H-1B FY2027: USCIS says the regular cap and master's cap have been reached
Last checked August 25, 2026.
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Updated Aug 25
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H-1B FY2027: USCIS says the regular cap and master's cap have been reached
Updated Aug 25, 2026, 2:05 AM
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H-1B FY2027: USCIS says the regular cap and master's cap have been reached
Updated Aug 13, 2026, 4:33 PM
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H-1B FY2027: USCIS says the regular cap and master's cap have been reached
Updated Jul 18, 2026, 10:04 AM
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Aug 25, 2026
$103,265 H-1B fee proposal: who would pay and who would not
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H-1B visa lottery updates: what USCIS cap reached means now
USCIS says the FY2027 H-1B regular cap and master's cap have been reached. Here is what selected, not selected, submitted, petition filing, and second-lottery rumors mean.