44% in 2021 and 46% in 2020. Every year since 2004, the number of people seeking the H-1B visa has exceeded the cap of 65,000. More names are selected in the lottery than there are allotted visas ...

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services expects to accept and approve a low number of H-1B registrations from the H-1B lottery’s first ... program to entice H-1B visa holders to the country ...