The initial registration period for FY2022 H-1B cap has opened on March 9 and will run through noon (ET) on March 25. During this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to fill out petitioner and beneficiary information and submit their registration.

According to USCIS and attorney feedback, following are the most common reasons for rejections of fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap subject petitions.

• Incorrect Start Date: If your selected registration was submitted during the initial registration period of March9 to March 25, you must indicate a start date of October 1, 2021 on your petition.
• Incorrect Fees: $10 for each registration. Each registration is for a single beneficiary.
• Incorrect Filing Date:Pay attention to the filing window identified on the selection notice. File your petition as early as possible within the 90-day window.
• Duplicate Entries:A prospective petitioner may only have one registration submitted per beneficiary per fiscal year.
• Wrong Type of Account:There are three types of USCIS online accounts:
  1.Applicant/petitioner/requestor account: Individuals use this type of account to prepare and file applications, petitions or other benefit requests. You cannot use this account type to prepare or submit H-1B registrations.
  2.Attorney/representative account: If you are an attorney or accredited representative submitting H-1B registrations on behalf of a prospective petitioner, select this option. You will also be able to submit Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative.
  3.Registrant account: This is the account that a prospective petitioner must create in order participate in the H-1B registration process, regardless of whether the prospective petitioner will be using an attorney or accredited representative to submit the registration.

Important Dates:
March 9: H-1B registration period opens at noon ET.
March 25: H-1B registration period closes at noon ET.
March 31: Date by which USCIS intends to notify selected registrants.
April 1: The earliest date that FY 2022 H-1B cap-subject petitions may be filed.

Selections will take place after the initial registration period closes, so there is no requirement to register on the day the initial registration period opens. For more information about the H-1B program, visit our H-1B Specialty Occupations web page.

Myvisajobs.com, the leading employment website for immigrants, has released its 16th Annual H1B Visa and Employment-based Green Card reports, which are based on nearly 578,000 Labor Condition Application(LCA) and 72,000 permanent labor certifications.

To help you pitch the employers who are more likely to sponsor you in 2021, we have updated all employers' contact information and added demographic profiles of their foreign workers. Click to see example profile and contact person list.

1. 2021 Top 100 H1B Visa Sponsor
2. 2021 Top H1B Visa Sponsors by Status: Certified, Denied or Withdrawn
3. 2021 Top H1B Visa Sponsors by Job Title
4. 2021 Top H1B Visa Sponsors by Work State
5. 2021 Top H1B Visa Sponsors by Work City
6. 2021 Top H1B Visa Sponsors by Occupation
7. 2021 Top H1B Visa Sponsors by Industry
8. 2021 Top 100 Green Card Sponsor
9. 2021 Top Green Card Sponsors by Status: Certified, Denied or Withdrawn
10. 2021 Top Green Card Sponsors by Country of Citizenship
11. 2021 Top Green Card Sponsors by Visa Status
12. 2021 Top Green Card Sponsors by Job Title
13. 2021 Top Green Card Sponsors by Work State
14. 2021 Top Green Card Sponsors by Work City
15. 2021 Top Green Card Sponsors by Occupation
16. 2021 Top Green Card Sponsors by Industry

The annual H-1B cap lottery process will be replaced with a salary-based selection process in March. Make sure you are ready, polish your resume and update your career profiles now!

We are updating employers' contact information to make our customized visa job solutions more accurate and effective. Try them now!

The number of LCA includes new, renewed, transferred and cap-exempt LCA. Please visit our H-1B Visa section to learn more.

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Information technology staffing and consulting companies are heavy users of the H-1B visa program, but the names of companies where they place those foreign workers have always been confidential.

Not any more!

The Labor Department, for the first time, has begun publishing the names of companies where H-1B holders are working, even if they're employed by another company that provides staffing or consulting services.

For example, we can learn from following LCA link that Deloitte Consulting LLP filed the Labor Condition Applicaiton(LCA), but the foreign workers actually would work at Apple's headquarter at Sunnyvale, CA(check Section F: Employment and Wage Information).

https://www.myvisajobs.com/H1B-Visa/LCA.aspx?ID=7106718

This information is very helpful to job seekers, especially foreign workers. While our technical team is analyzing the data, and adding summary to sponsor profile, you can search or browser our current H-1B database to find our the real employers by yourself.

Anyway, summer is almost over, it is time for you to update your career profile and pitch potential employers now!

We have just obtained from USCIS 10 year H-1B Visa approval and denial history(2009-2019) and published on our website. This is the first time U.S. government releases such data.

The database includes nearly 510,000 approvals and 41,000 denial for over 170,000 employers. While we are still analyzing and integrating the data, we believe it is very important for our users to have access to the data right away.

Many employers, including some top visa sponsors had large numbers of H-1B visa denials in recent years. Please use following link to search the data now!

http://www.myvisajobs.com/H1B-Visa/ADHistory.aspx

We are working hard on developing more reports and integrate the data into employer profiles. We also will update the data at least once every quarter.  

USCIS will begin accepting H-1B petitions that are subject to the FY 2020 cap on April 1, 2019. The H-1B application process entails the following steps. For more information, please visit our Visa Knowledge library.

1. Employer Submits LCA to DOL for certification.
   The employer must apply for and receive Department of Labor(DOL) certification of an Labor Certification Application(LCA). more info
2. Employer Submits Completed Form I-129 to USCIS.
   The employer should file Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, with the correct USCIS Service Center. The DOL-certified LCA must be submitted with the Form I-129. more info
3. Prospective Workers Outside the United States Apply for Visa and/or Admission.
   Once the Form I-129 petition has been approved, the prospective H-1B worker who is outside the United States may apply with the U.S. Department of State (DOS) at a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad for an H-1B visa (if a visa is required). Regardless of whether a visa is required, the prospective H-1B worker must then apply to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for admission to the United States in H-1B classification.

H-1B season has begun, please use following links to search potential job opportunities and pitch employers directly.

• Legacy H1-B Visa database(updated quarterly, fiscal year)
• Legacy Green Card database(Update quarterly, fiscal year)
• New H1-B Visa database(updated daily, calendar year)
• New Green Card database(update daily, calendar year)
• 2019 Top H1B Visa Sponsor Reports
• 2019 Top Green Card Sponsor Reports

U.S. employers are always looking for skilled workers, even in holiday seasons. Please polish your resume and update your career profiles regularly.     

USCIS will begin accepting H-1B petitions that are subject to the FY 2020 cap on April 1, 2019. Please check here to see the new rule that will go into effect on April 1.

It is your responsibility to ensure that Form I-129 is completed accurately and submitted properly. Please follow these steps to ensure your attorney or your employer properly file your H-1B cap-subject petition:

1. Complete all sections of the Form I-129 petition, including the H Classification Supplement and the H-1B Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement.
2. Make sure each form has an original signature, preferably in black ink. Ensure all signatures comply with Policy Memorandum.
3. Include signed checks or money orders with the correct fee amount. Please submit separate checks for each fee associated with the filing.
4. Submit all required documentation and evidence with the petition at the time of filing to ensure timely processing.
5. Ensure that the Labor Condition Application (LCA) properly corresponds to the position in your petition.
6. You must file the petition with the correct USCIS service center. Read more on Where to Mail Your H-1B Cap-Subject Petition.

Please also check additional documents required with your petition:

1. Signed, certified Department of Labor LCA (ETA 9035), copy acceptable.
2. Evidence of Beneficiary's Educational Background(with English translations when applicable).
3. A Copy of the H-1B Petition, if the beneficiary will be applying for a nonimmigrant visa abroad

U.S. employers are always looking for skilled workers, even in holiday seasons. Please polish your resume and update your career profiles regularly.     

A H-1B RFE(Request for Evidence) is an inquiry by the USCIS in order to request additional proof necessary to make a decisions pertaining to your H-1B petition. It can be for information about either the worker or the employer, or both, since USCIS must have proof of a valid employer-employee relationship.

From the time you receive the RFE through mail or email, you have 90 days to submit the appropriate documents and you should take great care to ensure that you are thorough in answering all inquiries.

Following are the top 10 reasons why USCIS may issue an RFE, in order from most to least common, that RFEs were issued in fiscal year 2018 for H-1B petitions. read detailed explanation.

1. Specialty Occupation
2. Employer-Employee Relationship
3. Availability of Work (Off-Site Work Cases)
4. Beneficiary Qualification
5. Maintenance of Status
6. Availability of Work (In-House Work Cases)
7. LCA Corresponds to Petition
8. AC 21 and 6-Year Limit
9. Itinerary
10. Fee

For more information about H-1B Visa REF, please read USCIS document: Understanding Requests for Evidence (RFEs): A Breakdown of Why RFEs Were Issued for H-1B Petitions in Fiscal Year 2018

U.S. employers are always looking for skilled workers, even in holiday seasons. Please polish your resume and update your career profiles regularly.     

Not all jobs are created equal!
http://www.myvisajobs.com