USCIS announced that employers seeking to file H-1B cap-subject petitions for the fiscal year 2021 cap must first electronically register and pay the associated $10 H-1B registration fee. read full announcement

Under this new process, employers will complete a registration process that requires only basic information about their company and each requested worker. USCIS will open an initial registration period from March 1 through March 20, 2020. The H-1B random selection process will then be run on those electronic registrations.

The winners will then be notified by the USCIS to file the I-129 H-1B cap petitions throughout the FY-2021 cap season. Employers who receive the winner notice from the USCIS will be given "60 days" from the date of winner notices to file the H-1B cap petitions with the USCIS.

The electronic registration process will dramatically streamline processing by reducing paperwork and data exchange, and will provide an overall cost savings to petitioning employers. However, the lottery on registration rather than the petition itself may lead to huge increase in numbers of registrations and further reduce the winning rate.

Anyway, the registration is less than three months away. H-1B season will begin soon, take following action now!

1. Update Resume and Career Profile


2. Review H-1B Sponsors by Occupation, Industry and Location


3. search H-1B Jobs in your occupation