Every year, non-US foreign citizens who are seeking the H1B visa to work in the USA are able to win this lottery for H1B visas.
As H1B applications can be approved only once in a year, during the application window It is crucial to ensure that the application process is correct.
H1B Visa can be described as a short-term non-immigrant worker visa which allows US companies and organizations to hire graduate-level or other foreign workers
In the first place, applicants need to have an approved sponsor to sign a letter of support for their application.
The sponsor must submit an application for the worker in the registration window for the year in April. The registration is only required to provide short details
The maximum amount of H1B visas that are available on a regular basis is 65,000 under the normal limit, and there are an additional 220,000 visas open to applicants who hold an Masters degree
The amount of annual registrations that are made during the registration window usually is much higher than the annual cap and the available visas.
The window is open to participants for the entire time frame, even if the limit has been reached. The selection process is not based on the basis of first-come-first-served
In the event of a failure, applicants have to wait until the following fiscal year to apply again in the H-1B category.
The 2019-2020 season saw applicants had a 32% probability of winning the lottery to win visas.
Since the lottery is held only once per year The applicants and potential sponsors be naturally looking to maximize that their chances of winning are maximised.