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Are you cap-exempt?

Some people can get an H-1B without the lottery. Answer three questions to see whether that could be you - and what to ask an attorney.

Have you been counted in the H-1B cap (held H-1B) in the last 6 years? Since then, have you been outside the US for one continuous year or more? Is your prospective employer a university, a university-affiliated nonprofit, or a nonprofit / government research organization?

Two paths skip the lottery: a cap-exempt EMPLOYER (universities, affiliated nonprofits, nonprofit/government research), or being a cap-exempt BENEFICIARY (already counted in the cap and still within your window). This is a plain-English guide, not legal advice - a USCIS officer or immigration attorney makes the actual determination.

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