H-1B Cap Season Updates. USCIS announced that it has received enough electronic registrations to reach the FY2022 H-1B cap. USCIS has completed the random selection process and notified prospective petitioners. FY2022 cap petitions may be filed starting this Thursday, April 1, 2021; USCIS also provided instructions for completing Form I-129. The H-1B program allows companies and other employers in the United States to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor’s degree or higher in the specific specialty, or its equivalent. H-1B specialty occupations may include fields such as architecture, engineering, mathematics, physical sciences, social sciences, medicine and health, education, business specialties, accounting, law, theology, and the arts. For more information about the H-1B program.