/>iU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updated the fiscal year 2025 H-1B registration process data this week, showing a 3.9% year-over-year increase in selection rates.
Key Points:
- USCIS selected 120,603 registrations in the first lottery round and an additional 14,534 registrations in the second lottery, which completed selection last week.
- The overall selection rate is now 28.7% of all eligible registrations, an increase of 3.1% from 25.6% after the first round.
- The number of eligible registrations dropped by 38%, from 758,994 in FY 2024 to 470,342 in FY 2025.
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The chart below shows registration and selection numbers for fiscal years 2021-2025 (as of Aug. 5, 2024):
| Cap Fiscal Year | Total Registrations | Eligible Registrations | Eligible Registrations for Beneficiaries with No Other Eligible Registrations | Eligible Registrations for Beneficiaries with Multiple Eligible Registrations | Selected Registrations |
| 2021 | 274,237 | 269,424 | 241,299 | 28,125 | 124,415 |
| 2022 | 308,613 | 301,447 | 211,304 | 90,143 | 131,924 |
| 2023 | 483,927 | 474,421 | 309,241 | 165,180 | 127,600 |
| 2024 | 780,884 | 758,994 | 350,103 | 408,891 | 188,400 |
| 2025 | 479,953 | 470,342 | 423,028 | 47,314 | 135,137 |
