Wednesday, January 20, 2021 H-1B Cap Selection Process On January 8, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule modifying the H-1B cap selection process. This rule changes the H-1B cap selection process by replacing the random selection process with a wage-level-based selection process, giving preference to petitions using a Level IV wage and proceeding in descending order with wage levels III, II and I. This affects only new, cap-subject H-1B petitions. It does not affect people who currently hold H-1B status. The rule is scheduled to go int...