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USCIS Implements a New Electronic Registration System for H1b Employers

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USCIS has introduced a new electronic registration requirement for H1b petitioners. Petitioning employers who wish to file H1b petitions subject to cap for the fiscal year 2021 will be required to register electronically first and pay a $10 non-refundable fee. According to the agency, this requirement would modernize and simplify the process of getting work visas.

To comply with the new requirement, petitioning employers or their representatives will complete a registration process that requires only basic information about their company and each requested worker. The initial registration period will be opened from March 1 through March 20, 2020. The H1b random selection process will run on the completed registrations to determine which petitioner will be selected. Only the selected employers will then be able to file H1b petitions subject to cap.

If implemented properly, this system will make the whole H1b process much easier for the employers and the agency. In the past, employers had to file voluminous H1b petitions with USCIS first, and then the agency selected eligible petitions through a random selection process, i.e. a lottery. Of course, this resulted in enormous waste of resources both from the employers and USCIS.

“By streamlining the H-1B cap selection process with a new electronic registration system, USCIS is creating cost savings and efficiencies for petitioners and the agency, as only those selected will now be required to submit a full petition,” said USCIS Deputy Director Mark Koumans. “The agency completed a successful pilot testing phase, which included sessions with industry representatives, and implementation of the registration system will further the goal of modernizing USCIS from a paper-based to an online-filing agency.”

USCIS will post step-by-step instructions informing registrants how to complete the registration process on its website along with key dates and timelines as the initial registration period nears.

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