Creation Of New H-1B Cap Registration Process For New Slots

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on March 1, 2020, will establish a new mandatory internet-based electronic registration and lottery process for employers seeking to file H-1B petitions for beneficiaries that are required to be counted under the annual allocation of new H-1B slots.

An H‑1B cap slot must be obtained in order for a foreign worker to engage in “new” H‑1B employment. “New” H‑1B employment generally refers to H‑1B petitions that are filed […]

By | October 2nd, 2019 ||

New Important Dates For H-1B Employers: March 1, 20 And 31

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services agency announced on January 9, that the initial H-1B petition registration period will be from March 1 to March 20, 2020, and that USCIS expects to notify employers whose registrations have been selected no later than March 31, 2020. The agency also provided new information about the H-1B cap-subject petition registration process.

Petitioners must register using an online account. As of this writing, USCIS has not provided any details […]

By | September 22nd, 2019 ||