The US has reached the annual cap for H-1B visas for fiscal year 2027 after receiving enough petitions to fill both the regular quota and the advanced degree exemption, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Friday.
In a statement, USCIS said it had received sufficient petitions to meet the congressionally mandated 65,000 regular H-1B visa cap as well as the 20,000 additional visas reserved for applicants holding advanced degrees from US institutions, commonly known as the master's cap.
"U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000 H-1B visa U.S. advanced degree exemption, known as the master's cap, for fiscal year 2027," the agency said in its release.
The H-1B programme allows US employers to temporarily hire foreign professionals in specialised occupations requiring theoretical or technical expertise. Reaching the annual cap means USCIS will stop accepting new cap-subject H-1B petitions for FY2027, while certain cap-exempt petitions may continue to be processed under existing rules.
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