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H-1B registration, lottery, cap, fees and rule changes.
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A rule in effect since 2016 lets H-1B, L-1, O-1, TN and E-visa workers stay lawfully for up to 60 days after their job ends while they search or apply to change status. DHS wants to remove it. The rule is proposed, not final; comments close November 10.
Selection is no longer a flat random draw. What the March registration involves, what the $215 buys, how the weighting by wage level works, and who is outside the cap entirely.
The 65,000 regular cap and the 20,000 advanced-degree exemption are full for the fiscal year that began in October. The next registration window is in March.