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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

    Redlining changes between original and modified versions of the H-1B electronic 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. The changes proposed include a process for notifying registrants of a duplicate registration and language that USCIS will conduct a wage-based lottery in the number of registrations exceeds the H-1B cap.

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  5. Biden Administration Action: Modified

    December 22, 2021

    Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions, Implementation of Vacatur

    On December 22, 2021, the Biden administration withdrew the “Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions,” final rule issued on January 8, 2021. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the final rule on September 15, 2021.

    This action did not completely override the Trump Administration revisions to the H-1B registration tool that is the subject of the original Trump action in this entry.

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Current Status

Not in effect

Most Recent Action

December 22, 2021 Action: Modified Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions, Implementation of Vacatur
September 1, 2021
Acted on by Biden Administration
September 1, 2021
Acted on by Biden Administration
December 22, 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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