Employers to be Impacted By Proposed Changes to the Registration Process and Fees for Next Year’s H-1B Visa Lottery System

Confirming rumors, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced a final rule for a new, electronic preregistration process for the H-1B 2021 cap selection system. Under the new system, employers will fill out a brief online form during a designated registration period for each employee they want to sponsor for the H-1B lottery. The fee for each registration will be $10, due at the time of the submission, and is nonrefundable. If implemented, the new rule will be effective Dec. 9, 2019.