USCIS Provides Additional Guidance For H-1B Electronic Registration Process For FY 2021 H-1B Cap

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently provided additional guidance for the H-1B electronic registration process for the fiscal year 2021 H-1B cap, which begins at noon Eastern standard time on March 1, 2020, and runs through noon Eastern daylight time on March 20, 2020.

Under the new process, sponsoring companies (registrants) and their legal representatives each must complete registration steps through their own USCIS online account. Beginning on Feb. 24, 2020, registrants must create a new account specifically designed for the H-1B cap by visiting https://myaccount.uscis.gov/users/sign_up and selecting the “I am an H-1B registrant” option. To ensure a smooth registration process, sponsoring companies are strongly encouraged to set up their registrant accounts between Feb.  24 and Feb. 28.