We are given to understand that under the new system, the agency will run the H-1B selection process based on the beneficiary’s valid passport number, or the number of another valid travel document, regardless of the number of employer H-1B registrations submitted on behalf of an individual beneficiary. Beneficiaries who are selected will be counted only once for purposes of the H-1B cap regardless of how many employers submitted registrations for that beneficiary.
Example: Four employers submit an H-1B lottery registration for potential worker Ram Kumar. In each case, Ram Kumar’s information is entered into the registration system based on his valid passport number and counted once for purposes of the regular lottery (he does not hold a U.S. advanced degree). If Ram is selected, USCIS notifies all four employers of the selection and their eligibility to file an H-1B petitions to benefit Ram. If all four employers file H-1B petitions on his behalf during the 90-day filing period and all are approved, Ram would have the ability to choose to accept any of the four positions, regardless of the date that the employers’ H-1B petitions were filed or approved. Each approval would stand on its own and the withdrawal of one or more approvals would not impact the other approved petitions.