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ARTICLE · 27 DECEMBER 2019

New H-1B Registration Starts March 1, 2020

In a move under the Hire American/Buy American Executive Order touted as aiding US employers, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services in November actually placed an extra burden on US employers...

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Hire American/Buy American policy used to benefit the government

In a move under the Hire American/Buy American Executive Order touted as aiding US employers, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services in November actually placed an extra burden on US employers sponsoring H-1B professional workers. The only real winner from this change is the US government—not American employers or workers.

The old rule

In the past, employers filed H-1B petitions with filing fees and the USCIS would then randomly select petitions up to the limited quota available. The agency had to deal with more than twice as many petitions as the quota allowed. It took the USCIS three months on average to return unselected petitions and the filing fees paid by employers, at considerable expense to the government.

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