Beginning March 2, 2021,H-1B Electronic Registration for cap-subject petitions will take place. Whilethis marks the second year that USCIS has utilized electronic registration, theprocess remains much the same as last year.
Employers that did notparticipate in last year’s electronic registration process will need to first createan H-1B Registrant account on MyUSCIS. Employers that did participate last year willbe able to utilize their existing account.
The registrationwindow will open at 12:00pm Eastern Time on March 9, 2021 and end at12:00pm Eastern Time on March 25, 2021. During this window, all potentialbeneficiaries must be registered by their employer to be considered for H-1B selectionin the cap.
USCIS intends to informemployers by March 31, 2021 which beneficiaries were selected and full H-1Bpetitions may be filed no earlier than April 1, 2021. While the registrationprocess only requires minimal information about each beneficiary, thebeneficiary must meet all eligibility requirements at the time of filing the fullH-1B petition.
Please contact MU Lawshould you have any questions or require any assistance in filing H-1Bcap-subject registrations.