Celebrating 20th Edition: 2025 Visa Reports, H-1B Changes, and Key Dates
Summary:2025 Visa Reports, H-1B Program Changes, Musk and Trump on H-1B Visa, and Lottery Registration DatesWe are excited to announce the release of our 20th Annual H-1B Visa and Employment-based Green Card Reports for 2025! This milestone edition is built on the analysis of over 656,000 labor petitions submitted in the past year.
In addition to our core subreports, which rank top employers by job title, industry, and location, this year’s reports include even more insights with categories featuring attorneys and law firms.
We've enhanced your ability to explore data by foreign workers'citizenship, academic majors, and even the colleges they graduated from.
Celebrate two decades of data-driven immigration analysis with us by exploring the visa reports today!
#Good News: DHS Strengthens H-1B Program, Allowing U.S. Employers to More Quickly Fill Critical Jobs. The new measures provide significant benefits to foreign workers, including clearer definitions of specialty occupations to align jobs with qualifications, automatic cap-gap extensions for F-1 students to prevent employment interruptions, and the ability for entrepreneurs to self-sponsor visas.
READ MORE about the changes to H-1B Program.
#In Case You Missed It: Recent discussions on social media have sparked a heated debate over the H-1B visa program. Elon Musk, who has personally benefited from the H-1B visa program, has publicly defended its importance for attracting highly skilled foreign workers to the U.S. tech industry. Amidst the debate, President-elect Trump has repeatedly expressed support for the H-1B visa program, stating, "I have many H-1B visas on my properties... It's a great program." READ MORE about the debate over H-1B Visa Program.
#One More Thing: The registration period for the FY 2026 H-1B cap will be open soon. This is the estimated important dates:
1. March 1, 2025: The registration period opens(estimated).
2. March 20, 2025: The registration period closes(estimated).
3. Late March 2025: USCIS will conduct the lottery and notify employers whose registrations have been selected.
4. April 1, 2025: The petition filing period opens for those selected in the lottery. Employers have 90 days to submit the complete H-1B petition and supporting documents.
5. June 30, 2025: Last day to submit petitions for FY 2026 under the regular lottery process.
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