A US employer can sponsor an H1B visa for a foreign worker. The employer must demonstrate a need for a foreign worker in a speciality occupation and that the foreign worker is qualified for the job.

The H-1B visa cap is the annual numerical limit on the number of H-1B visas issued by the US government each fiscal year. Congress established the cap to regulate the number of foreign workers who can enter the US on H-1 B visas. The Regular Cap is set at 65000 per fiscal year, and 20000 is the Master’s Cap.

Congratulations if you qualify for an H1B visa during the Cap Season 2027! If not, there are other work visas available in the U.S. that you can look into. Have a look at the comprehensive list of available work visas. To qualify, you need to have a bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant area of study from an accredited college or university, or you have an accumulated 12 years of experience with progressive responsibility in a particular speciality area.

The Application fee for the H-1B Cap season 2027 consists of two components: the standard USCIS fee and the new Supplemental fee, which took effect in September 2025 as part of the Presidential Proclamation. The Supplemental fee applies only to immigrants who have no lawful immigration status in the US under the Immigration & Nationality Act.
The standard or base fee is determined by the employer’s size: $2280 per petition for employers with 25 or fewer permanent employees, and $3610 per petition for those with 26 or more permanent employees. The employer can avail a $50 discount if the petition is filed online.
The new supplemental fee of $ 100,000 is only applicable to Consular processing cases.

The H-1B lottery selection method was random, but a single registrant was counted once, even if the registrant participated in the lottery under the same employer under different job roles. The Passport Number determines each registrant’s uniqueness.

The lottery selection rule in the H-1B cap season 2027 is much different. The new selection method is called the Weighted selection. It is a wage-weighted selection method. However, this method retains the beneficiary’s uniqueness, as in the old method and also gives greater weight to candidates applying for H-1B roles with higher salaries.