US H-1B Visa Registrations To Start From March

New Delhi: Initial registrations for the H-1B visas would start on March 1 and remain open till March 18, 2022 for the fiscal year starting October 2022.

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that during this period, prospective petitioners and representatives will be able to complete and submit their registrations using myUSCIS online H-1B registration system.

USCIS will assign a confirmation number to each registration submitted for FY 2023 H-1B cap, which can be used to track registrations, stated reports quoting the press release by USCIS.

Under the new system, applicants will register electronically and pay a $10 registration fee. “If we receive enough registrations by March 18, we will randomly select registrations and send selection notifications via users’ myUSCIS online accounts. We intend to notify account holders by March 31,” it mentioned.

The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.

Every year, the US issues 65,000 new H-1B visas, with another 20,000 reserved for US Masters’ degree holders, stated reports in NDTV.