As anxiously awaited, USCIS has announced the initial FY2022 H-1B Cap Registration dates. Employer Electronic Registration will open on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 12:00 noon Eastern Time and continue through Thursday, March 25, 2021 until 12:00 noon Eastern Time. While it’s never advisable to wait until the last minute to register, it’s especially
Cap Season
USCIS to Delay Effective Date of H-1B Selection Process Changes
By Catherine V. Wadhwani on
Posted in H-1B Temporary Workers, Startup Companies
USCIS just announced that it will be publishing a notice in the Federal Register to delay implementation of changes to the H-1B Selection Final Rule until December 31, 2021. If published as preliminarily announced, this will mean that the new H-1B Cap Selection process will not affect the upcoming FY2022 H-1B Cap Employer Registration…
FY2017 H-1B Cap: USCIS Temporarily Suspends Use of Pre-Paid Mailers for Certain H-1B Cap Subject Petitions
By Alka Bahal on
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 20, 2016 that that for two weeks after premium processing resumes for H-1B cap-subject petitions (scheduled to start on May 12, 2016), USCIS will temporarily suspend use of Pre-Paid Mailers. This means that USCIS will not use any provided pre-paid mailers submitted with H-1B cap petitions…
H-1B Cap Season FY 2017 is Here: Be Prepared
Demand for H-1B numbers is likely to remain high during Fiscal Year 2017 (FY2017). It remains to be seen whether proposed and actual changes to the Immigration Regulations, such as extended STEM OPT EADs, H-4 EADs, etc., will reduce the demand or alleviate the lottery for H-1B numbers.
If you are a cap-subject employer, it’s…