The H-1B Visa registration window will open on 1 April 2019. The petitions for FY 2019 will be capped at 65,000 for those with a Bachelor’s or higher degree. Extra 20,000 Visas will be available for those with a Masters or higher degree.
One new rule has been unveiled by
the US Citizenship and Immigration
Services for this year. This aims to increase the selection of applicants
in the lottery who have a Masters or higher degree. They will get the chance to
participate first in the general draw for 65,000 Visas.
The individuals who do not get a
Visa in the general draw will get another chance in the advanced degree draw
for 20,000 Visas. This reverses the
order in which the H-1B lottery has been conducted until now, as quoted by
the News OK.
Employers must begin the process
for submitting fresh H-1B petitions. This is for workers whom they want to
transition to H-1B status. The H-1B Visa
registration for cap-subject petitions will begin on 1 April 2019.
The H-1B petitions will be
accepted by the USCIS only for 5 business days. The applications must be
submitted in the initial days itself. This is because USCIS will stop accepting applications on the 5th day. It is if the
agency receives extra petitions than the cap number in the first 5 days itself.
This has been actually occurring every year from 2013.
The deadlines for the H-1B Visa
registration are fixed and preparing the
applications does take time. So the employers must begin collating details
and start filing the applications at the earliest.
A new application system for the H-1B lottery will also commence
from FY 2020. From this year, all petitions for capped 65,000 quotas and extra
20,000 quotas will have a streamlined
process. They will not be required to file a complete petition to the USCIS.
Only those applicants who are chosen in
the lottery will have to submit complete H-1B applications.
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