The H-1B lottery 2027 results are out, though there is no official figure on how many registrations the USCIS received this year, and how the first wage-based lottery this year stacked up to the random lottery practices. Selection of the registration filed by the company or the law firm that the company hired is the first step in the long process and it does not mean that the road to the US is open and clear. Selected employers now have a 90-day window from April 1 to June 30 to file the petitions for the candidates they want to hire. After these petitions are approved, the earliest employment date will be October 1.
But there are chances that the petition may get denied, though H-1B has a high rate of approval, as they are meant for specialty workers. In FY 2025, 8.926 petitions were denied.
