Certain employers are not subject to the annual H-1B visa lottery cap.

An H-1B cap-exempt employer is an organization that is exempt from the annual H-1B visa cap, typically including institutions of higher education, nonprofit research organizations, and government research organizations.

H-1B cap-exempt employers are entities that don't have to worry about the H-1B visa numerical limit, usually including universities, colleges, and certain nonprofits affiliated with or related to higher education or research.