USCIS publishes final rule requiring $10 fee per registration for H-1B cap selection process

Date Announced
Nov. 8, 2019
USCIS publishes final rule, signed by Acting Secretary McAleenan, amending its regulations to require petitioners seeking to file H–1B cap-subject petitions to pay a $10 fee for each registration they submit to USCIS in addition to the $460 filing fee per petition already required.
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Effective Date of Change
Dec. 9, 2019

Status: Final/Actual

Type of Action: Rule

Subject Matter: Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-Based

Agencies Affected: USCIS

Prior Policies

Previously, there was no fee associated with this registration, though H-1B petitioners were required to pay a $460 filing fee.
8 CFR § 103.7 - Fees