The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the dates and procedures that applicants for the H-1B work visa must follow. We will tell you who this type of visa applies to and which steps you must follow if you want to register a petition
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According to the USCIS, this category of nonimmigrant visas applies to individuals who wish to provide services in a specialized field, services of high merit and distinctive skills for cooperative research or development projects with the Department of Defense (DOD) or as a couture model or advertisement. You can check the eligibility criteria here
As a skilled worker or H-1B couture model, you can be admitted for up to three years. Your term can be extended, but generally it cannot be extended by more than six years, although there may be certain exceptions.
Registration for this type of visa is done virtually and does not cost ten dollars per petition. Here are the steps to follow to register your request:
1. Create an account on the official USCIS website
The first thing to do is follow the steps to create your account at www.uscis.govAt the top right of the website you will find a button with the text ‘Register’. and follow the steps to create your account.
2. Select your account type
After creating your account, you need to select in the system that you are an applicant for the H-1B work visa and click continue. Be careful, if you have hired a lawyer to do the procedure, do not click on ‘complete registration’. Talk to your legal representative to prepare the registration as directed and provide you with the password required for the website.
If you are doing the process on your own, you need to click on ‘complete registration’. After reading the terms and conditions of the H-1B visa, you will need to click on ‘start’ to proceed with your registration process.
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3. Fill in the information
The platform will ask both the beneficiary and the employer. Enter the requested information there. Information modules can be added to the platform for up to 250 beneficiaries.
4. Check that everything is correct before submitting the request
The platform allows you to view the registry before submitting the request. Make sure that all data and information you have included is correct. The platform will let you know if any fields need to be completed. If all goes well, a green warning will appear so that you can continue. After this step, select the option to confirm that you have read and agree to the terms and conditions of the registration.
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Pay the registration
To complete the process, to complete the payment. The registration fee is $ 10 for each registered beneficiary. To make the payment. The form will take you to the following page to enter your details and payment methods: www.pay.govAfter completing this step, your registration has been officially submitted.
Important dates for registration:
9th of March: The H-1B registration period begins at 12:00 noon Eastern Time.
March 25: The registration period of the H-1B closes at noon Eastern Time.
March 31st: Due Date USCIS plans to notify selected applicants.
April 1st: Earliest date H-1B petitions can be filed subject to the legal maximum amount for fiscal year 2022.
How do you know the status of your request?
USCIS plans to notify applicants and their representatives with selected records through their USCIS accounts by March 31, 2021. An applicant’s USCIS online account will display one of the following four statuses for each record:
Submitted: The record has been submitted and is eligible for selection. If the initial selection process is completed, the named record will continue to be eligible, unless subsequently declared invalid, to be selected in a subsequent selection in the fiscal year in which it was submitted.
Selected (selected): You have been selected to file an H-1B petition subject to the maximum legal amount.
Not selected: You have not been selected – you are not eligible to file an H-1B petition subject to the maximum legal amount based on such record.
Refused: Multiple registrations have been submitted by or on behalf of the same applicant for the same beneficiary. If it was rejected as a duplicate record, all records submitted by or on behalf of the same applicant for this beneficiary for the fiscal year will be invalid.
Invalid or declined payment: A registration was submitted, but the payment method was declined, not accepted, or invalid.
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