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USCIS proposes revisions to the H-1B electronic registration tool

  1. Original Date Announced

    October 22, 2020

    USCIS announces a 60-day notice and request for comments on proposed revisions to the H-1B electronic registration tool. The proposed changes are predominantly non-substantive. Among the changes proposed include new language to notify petitioners that withdrawing an associated Form G-28 from an H-1B electronic registration does not delete a submitted registration from the system, and that if a registrant and their representative each separately submit a registration for the same beneficiary, even by mistake, USCIS will invalidate the registrations. USCIS is also including new language that the authorized signatory must certify that each registration represents a legitimate job offer. [ID #1123]

    USCIS requests comments on proposed revisions to the H-1B registration tool Proposed changes to registration tool H-1B Registration Tool Screen Mockups
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  3. Biden Administration Action: Modified

    September 1, 2021

    H-1B Registration Tool

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  4. Biden Administration Action: Modified

    September 1, 2021

    Federal Register Notice

    This Biden administration policy modifies the Trump-era policy identified in this entry.

    On September 1, 2021, USCIS issued a notice in the Federal Register inviting the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed revision to the H-1B registration tool. USCIS provided a 60-day comment period until November 1, 2021. Among the changes proposed include a process for notifying registrants of a duplicate registration and adding language that USCIS will conduct a wage-based lottery in the number of registrations exceeds the H-1B cap.

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Current Status

Fully in Effect
September 1, 2021
Acted on by Biden Administration
September 1, 2021
Acted on by Biden Administration

Original Trump Policy Status

Status: Proposed
Trump Administration Action: Forms and Information Collection
Agencies Affected: USCIS

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