U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently
announced that it would begin accepting electronic registrations for
H-1B candidates subject to the annual quota for fiscal year (FY)
2021 on March 1, 2020. The registration period will run through at
least March 20, 2020. USCIS intends to notify selected registrants
no later than March 31, 2020.
The Registration Lottery
In January 2019, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
announced the implementation of an electronic registration system required for
all H-1B cap-subject candidates for the regular and advanced degree
lotteries. Employers are required to register each H-1B candidate
for selection in the H-1B lottery. Only those candidates selected
may submit a complete H-1B application for adjudication by
USCIS.
