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
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At the time of this posting (February 3, 2021), we continue to await the final H-1B Cap registration timings from USCIS. In addition, questions remain regarding the agency’s January 8, 2021 Final Rule that would change the H-1B Cap Registration selection process…
Get Ready for H-1B Cap Season, With or Without Changes
Following up on its November announcement, last week USCIS issued a Final Rule to change the way cap-subject H-1B petitions are selected.
The Final Rule (which is unchanged from the proposed November Rule) would significantly alter the H-1B cap selection process by creating a tiered selection system. The tiered system would be based on the…
Selection in the H-1B Cap Lottery if the Proposed New Process Takes Effect?
On November 2, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announcing its plan to drastically change the way USCIS selects the H-1B Cap registrations of U.S. employers. If the Proposed Rule is finalized in its current form and made effective, this would affect the registration selection process for employers…