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Skilled Worker

H-1B Specialty Occupation Worker

For workers in a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field, petitioned for by a U.S. employer.

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Pathway overview

For workers in a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific field, petitioned for by a U.S. employer.

Verified directly from USCIS's own H-1B page: your position must qualify as a specialty occupation — a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific specialty (or its equivalent) is normally the minimum requirement to enter it — and your U.S. employer must file Form I-129 together with an approved Form ETA 9035 Labor Condition Application attesting to the required wage. You must hold that qualifying degree, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and progressively responsible experience. H-1B is subject to a real annual numerical cap: 65,000 regular slots plus 20,000 reserved for holders of a U.S. master's degree or higher, allocated through USCIS's electronic registration lottery each spring — this checker verifies your own eligibility, not whether this year's lottery is still open.

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Application process

Form I-129 petition filed by the U.S. employer, together with an approved Form ETA 9035 Labor Condition Application; entry is first gated by USCIS's annual electronic registration lottery

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2026-09-05
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