Implementation of the H-1B Electronic Registration Process

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited States

Operative dateMarch 1, 2020

CategoryWork

Policy toolOther

Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

Introduced a mandatory electronic registration process for the H-1B cap. Instead of submitting full paper petitions upfront, employers were required to register online and pay a $10 fee per beneficiary.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Instead of submitting full paper petitions upfront, employers were required to register online and pay a $10 fee per beneficiary.

Official source excerpt

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Employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions for the fiscal year 2021 cap, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption, must first electronically register and pay the associated $10 H-1B registration fee.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Serviceswww.uscis.gov. Implementation of the H-1B Electronic Registration Process. Effective 2020-03-01.Open official source

Retrieved from https://www.uscis.gov/archive/uscis-announces-implementation-of-h-1b-electronic-registration-process-for-fiscal-year-2021-cap

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Implementation of the H-1B Electronic Registration Process

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other United States changes operative in 2020