USCIS Announces H-1B Pre Registration Procedures for Upcoming Cap Season
USCIS Announces H-1B Pre Registration Procedures for Upcoming Cap Season
On January 9, 2020, USCIS formally announced the implementation of the H1b pre registration process for FY2021 cap-subject petitions.
USCIS published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the implementation of the H-1B pre registration process for cap-subject petitions. The H1B pre registration period will begin on March 1, 2020 and will conclude on March 20, 2020. This means that starting on March 1st, USCIS will require H-1B cap-subject petitioners (including advanced degree exemption petitions) to first register electronically with USCIS and pay the $10 H1B pre registration fee before being eligible to properly file an H-1B cap-subject petition for FY2021.
USCIS will announce details of this process on USCIS.gov. The H-1B visa program is constantly changing.
H1B Pre Registration Selection
Petitioners will be required to create an online account and register their H-1B employees. USCIS will provide step-by-step instructions on its website as the filing date approaches. Petitioners will be able to register multiple individuals in a single online session. Only one registration per beneficiary, however, will be allowed each fiscal year. If you register a beneficiary more than once, all of your registrations for that beneficiary will be deemed invalid.
Here’s how this will work per USCIS’s announcement:
USCIS will send notices electronically to all registrants with selected registrations that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition on behalf of the individual named in the notice within the filing period indicated on the notice. See 8 CFR 214.2(h)(8)(iii)(C). The notifications will be added to registration accounts. The account holder who submitted the selected registration will receive notification via email or text message stating that an action has been added to their account, and they will have to log in to see the full notice. USCIS intends to notify registrants with selected registrations from the initial registration period no later than March 31, 2020.
Federal Register Part V.
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