Every year, tens of thousands of employers compete for a fixed number of H-1B visas — and many candidates never make it past the very first step: being selected in the H-1B cap process. If your company sponsors specialized foreign workers, or you are a foreign professional hoping to work in the United States, understanding how H-1B “cap season” actually works can be the difference between planning ahead and scrambling at the last minute. What the H-1B Cap Actually Is Congress
