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H-1B Registration Tool
OMB control number 1615-0144
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H-1B Registration Tool: Overview
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H-1B Registration
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U.S. employers or agents who seek to obtain H-1B nonimmigrant classification on behalf of an individual subject to the H-1B numerical
A U.S. employer or agent (prospective petitioner) who seeks to obtain H-1B nonimmigrant classification on behalf of an individual subject to the H-1B numerical allocations will need to submit a registration during a designated registration period, unless the
allocations will need to submit a registration during a designated registration period, unless the registration requirement is suspended by USCIS. registration requirement is suspended by USCIS.
You may submit up to 250 beneficiaries for one registrant (employer/agent) per registration.
Prospective petitioners, or their attorneys or accredited representatives, may submit up to 250 registrations per submission.
The annual initial registration period will last a minimum of 14 calendar days and will start at least 14 calendar days before the earliest date on
which H-1B cap-subject petitions may be filed for a particular fiscal year.
The annual initial registration period will last a minimum of 14 calendar days and will start at least 14 calendar days before the earliest date on which H-1B cap-subject petitions may be filed for a particular fiscal year.
If a sufficient number of registrations projected as needed to reach the H-1B regular cap have not been received within the 14 days initial
registration period, we will notify all registrants who have properly registered that their registrations have been selected. We will keep the
registration open past the initial registration period until we have determined that we have received enough registrations projected as needed
to meet the H-1B regular cap.
If a sufficient number of registrations projected as needed to reach the H-1B regular cap have not been received within the initial registration period, USCIS will notify all registrants who have properly registered that their registrations have been selected.
USCIS will keep registration open past the initial registration period until USCIS has determined that it has received enough registrations projected as needed to meet the H-1B regular cap.
After the end of the initial registration period, if USCIS has received more registrations than needed to meet the projected number of registrations to reach the regular cap, we will randomly select a sufficient number of registrations. A similar process will
apply for those who may be eligible for the advanced degree exemption. A Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, may then be filed by the petitioner based on a selected registration to request classification of the beneficiary as an H-1B worker.
After the end of the initial registration period, if USCIS has received more registrations than needed to meet the projected number of
registrations to reach the regular cap, we will randomly select a sufficient number of registrations. A similar process will apply for those who
may be eligible for the numerically limited cap exemption. A Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, may then be filed by the employer
based on a selected registration to request classification of the beneficiary as an H-1B worker.
Before you start your registration
Eligibility
A U.S. employer or agent may file H-1B cap petitions, and as such, will be required to submit an H-1B registration to be eligible to file the H-1B
cap petition.
U.S. Employers: Person or entity in U.S. that:
- Engages a person to work in the U.S.;
- Has an employer-employee relationship with the beneficiary;
- and Has an EIN.
Duplicates
Fee
Agents: A U.S. individual or company in business as an agent may file an H1-B Registration for workers who are traditionally self-employed or
workers who use agents to arrange short-term employment on their behalf with numerous employers, and in cases where a foreign employer
authorizes the agent to act on its behalf.
A registrant (employer or agent) may only submit one registration per beneficiary in any fiscal year. If a registrant submits more than one
registration per beneficiary in the same fiscal year, all registrations filed by that registrant related to the beneficiary for the fiscal year will be
considered invalid.
A U.S. employer or agent may file H-1B cap petitions, and as such, will be required to submit an H-1B registration to be eligible to file the H-1B cap petition.
U.S. Employers: Person or entity in U.S. that:
- Engages a person to work in the U.S.;
- Has an employer-employee relationship with the beneficiary;
- and Has an EIN.
Agents: A U.S. individual or company in business as an agent may file an H1-B Registration for workers who are traditionally self-employed or workers who use agents to arrange short-term employment on their behalf with numerous employers, and in
cases where a foreign employer authorizes the agent to act on its behalf.
A registrant (prospective petitioner) may only submit one registration per beneficiary in any fiscal year. If a registrant submits more than one registration per beneficiary in the same fiscal year, all registrations filed by that registrant related to the beneficiary
for the fiscal year will be considered invalid.
Fee: $10 per registration
Fee: $10 per registration
We will send you to Pay.gov, our safe, secure payment website, to make your payment and submit your registration online. If your current
document is incorrect due to a typographical or clerical error caused by USCIS, there is no fee.
We will send you to Pay.gov, our safe, secure payment website, to make your payment and submit your registration(s) online. If your current document is incorrect due to a typographical or clerical error caused by USCIS, there is no fee.
Refund Policy
USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request. By continuing this transaction, you
acknowledge that you must submit fees in the exact amount and that you are paying the fees for a government service. You further agree that
the filing fee, biometric fee, and any other paid costs related to this financial transaction are final and not refundable. Please refer to the
instructions for the form(s) you are filing for additional information or you may call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283. For TTY (deaf or
hard of hearing) 800-767-1833.
Important Payment Requirements
When paying with check please be sure to enter the bank routing number and bank account number accurately. While the status of the registration in the system will indicate “submitted’ following completion of the pay.gov payment process, the
submission will only be valid once payment clears. If your checking information is not accurate your payment will be declined when presented to your financial institution. If your payment is declined your H1B registration will be cancelled.
If payment is completed with a credit card or debit card the status of the registration in the system will indicate “submitted’ following completion of the pay.gov payment process. The submission, however, will only be valid once processing of the payment
is completed. If the payment is later declined or disputed, the registration will be invalidated.
Money orders, certified bank checks and non-reloadable debit cards cannot be used as a form of payment in the Pay.gov system.
If you use a business checking account to make your payment please ensure that your institution does not restrict or block ACH Payments for this service. If your business checking account is restricted your payment will declined. Your registration will be
invalidated.
Refund Policy
By completing this transaction, you agree that you have paid for a government service and that the filing fee, biometric services fee and all related financial transactions are final and not refundable, regardless of an action USCIS takes on an application,
petition or request, or how long USCIS takes to reach a decision. You must submit all fees in the exact amounts.
USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request. By continuing this transaction, you acknowledge that you must submit fees in the exact amount and that you are paying the fees for a government
service. You further agree that the filing fee, biometric fee, and any other paid costs related to this financial transaction are final and not refundable. Please refer to the instructions for the form(s) you are filing for additional information or you may call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800-375-5283. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) 800-767-1833.
Completing your registration online
We will automatically save your responses
How to continue filling out your registration
DHS Privacy Notice
Paperwork Reduction Act
We will automatically save your information when you select next to go to a new page or navigate to another section of the registration. We will We will automatically save your information when you select next to go to a new page or navigate to another section of the registration system. We will save your draft information until the registration period closes.
save your draft information until the registration period closes.
After you start your registration, you can exit and sign in to your account again to continue where you left off.
After you start your registration(s), you can exit and sign in to your account again to continue where you left off.
AUTHORITIES: The information requested on this form is collected under the Immigration and Nationality Act sections 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) and
214(a), (c)(1), (g); 8 U.S. Code 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) and 1184(a), (c)(1), and (g); and the regulatory authority under 8 Code of Federal Regulations
214.2(h).
PURPOSE: The primary purpose for providing the requested information on this form is to register prospective beneficiaries for the annual H-1B PURPOSE: The primary purpose for providing the requested information on this form is to register prospective beneficiaries for the annual H-1B cap selection process. DHS uses the provided information to select a projected number of registrations needed
cap selection process. DHS uses the provided information to select a projected number of registrations needed to generate a sufficient number to generate a sufficient number of H-1B cap petitions to reach the annual H-1B numerical limitations, including the advanced degree exemption, and associate selected registrations with subsequently filed H-1B cap petitions. Unless the registration
of H-1B cap petitions to reach the annual H-1B numerical limitations, including the advanced degree exemption, and associate selected
requirement is suspended, a prospective petitioner must have a selected registration to be eligible to file an H-1B cap petition for the named beneficiary.
registrations with subsequently filed H-1B cap petitions. Unless the registration requirement is suspended, a registrant must have a selected
registration to be eligible to file an H-1B cap petition for the named beneficiary.
DISCLOSURE: The information you provide is voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information may preclude you from filing an
H-1B cap petition on the named beneficiary’s behalf.
ROUTINE USES: DHS may share the information you provide on this form and any additional requested evidence with other Federal, state, local,
and foreign government agencies and authorized organizations. DHS follows approved routine uses described in the associated published
system of records notices [DHS-USCIS-007 Benefits Information System] and the published privacy impact assessments [DHS/USCIS/PIA-034(a) H1B Registration Final Rule] which you can find at www.dhs.gov/privacy. DHS may also share this information, as appropriate, for law
enforcement purposes or in the interest of national security.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor information collection and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it
An agency may not conduct or sponsor information collection and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is
displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated at 30 minutes per
estimated at 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the required information, completing the application, preparing statements, and submitting the application electronically. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to:
response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering the required information, completing the application, preparing statements,
and submitting the application electronically. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to:
Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Mail Stop #2140
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Regulatory Coordination Division
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
Office of Policy and Strategy
20 Massachusetts Ave NW
Do not mail your completed H-1B registration to this address.
Washington, DC 20529-2140
Do not mail your completed H-1B registration to this address.
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Overview
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H-1B Registration Tool: About Registrant
Step
Section
Question
About Registrant
Employer/Agent
What is the legal name of the prospective
petitioning company or organization?
Text
What is the Doing Business As name of the
prospective petitioning company or
organization?
Text
What is the employer identification number
(EIN) of the prospective petitioning
company or organization?
What is the primary U.S. office address of
the prospective petitioning company or
organization?
Authorized Signatory
What is the authorized signatory's legal
name?
Sub-Question
Field Type
The prospective petitioning company or organization does not
have a Doing Business As name.
Checkbox
Address line 1
Text
Address line 2
Text
City or town
State
ZIP code
Given name (first name)
Text
Dropdown
Middle name (if applicable)
Family name (last name)
What is the authorized signatory's title?
What is the authorized signatory's contact
information?
Revised Sub-Question
Revised
Field Type
Text
Text
Text
Authorized Signatory does not have a first name.
Authorized Signatory does not have a middle name.
Instructional Text
Revised Instructional Text
Help Text
If filing as an individual registrant, If filing as an individual
provide the individual's legal
prospective petitioner, provide
name.
the individual's legal name.
Required/
Optional
Required
Doing Business As (DBA) name is
the operating name of a
company, as opposed to the legal
name of the company.
Optional
If filing as an individual registrant, If filing as an individual
provide the registrant's Individual prospective petitioner, provide
the prospective petitioner's
IRS Tax Number (SSN or ITIN).
Individual IRS Tax Number (SSN
or ITIN).
USCIS notices will not be mailed
to this address.
Required
Street number and
name
Required
Apartment, suite, unit,
or floor
Optional
Required
Required
Required
Required
Checkbox
Text
Required
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Text
Authorized Signatory does not have a last name.
Required
Checkbox
Daytime phone number
Text
Required
Email address
Text
Required
About Registrant
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H-1B Registration Tool: About Beneficiary
Step
Section
About
Beneficiary
Beneficiary
Information
Revised
Section
Question
What is the beneficiary's legal name?
Sub-Question
Given Name (first name)
Beneficiary does not have a
first name.
Middle Name
Beneficiary does not have a
middle name.
Family Name (last name)
What is the beneficiary's gender?
Male/Female
What is the beneficiary's date of birth?
MM/DD/YYYY
Are you requesting consideration under the INA Yes/No
214(g)(5)(C) advanced degree exemption because
the beneficiary has earned, or will earn prior to
the filing of the petition, a master's or higher
degree from a U.S. institution of higher
education?
What is the beneficiary's country of birth?
What is the beneficiary's country of citizenship?
What is the beneficiary's passport number?
Country
Country
Beneficiary does not have a
passport number.
Revised SubQuestion
Beneficiary does
not have a last
name.
Field Type
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Instructional text
Revised instructional Text
You may submit up to 250 beneficiaries for
one registrant (employer/agent) per
registration.
Prospective petitioners, or their attorneys or
accredited representatives, may submit up to
250 registrations per submission.
Help Text Required/
Optional
Text
Checkbox
Required
Text
Checkbox
Required
Text
Checkbox
Required
Radio
Date
Radio
Required
Required
Required
Dropdown
Dropdown
Required
Required
Text
Checkbox
Required
About Beneficiary
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H-1B Registration Tool: Review and Submit
Step
Review
Revised step
Section
Revised section
Instructional Text
Revised Instructional Text
Check your registration
before you submit
Check your registration(s)
before you submit
Check your registration before you submit
Check your registration(s) before you submit
We will review your registration to check for completeness
before you submit it.
We will review your registration(s) to check for completeness
before you submit it/them.
We encourage you to provide as many responses as you can
throughout the registration, to the best of your knowledge.
Missing information can slow down the review process after
you submit your registration.
We encourage you to provide as many responses as you can
throughout the registration(s), to the best of your knowledge.
Missing information can slow down the review process after
you submit your registration(s).
Field Type Instruction Help Text
al Text
Required/ Primary
Optional
CTA
Next
You can return to this page to review your registration as many You can return to this page to review your registration(s) as
times as you want before you submit it.
many times as you want before you submit it/them.
Your fee
Alerts and warnings
Your form filing fee is: $XX.XX
Your submission filing fee is: $XX.XX
Refund Policy: USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any
action we take on your application, petition, or request. By
continuing this transaction, you acknowledge that you must
submit fees in the exact amount and that you are paying the
fees for a government service.
Refund Policy: USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any
action we take on your application, petition, or request. By
continuing this transaction, you acknowledge that you must
submit fees in the exact amount and that you are paying the
fees for a government service.
You have one or more alerts based on the information you
provided in your registration.
You have one or more alerts based on the information you
provided in your submission.
A green alert means you have completed all required fields and A red alert means you have incomplete or incorrect responses
responses.
to certain questions. You cannot submit your registration(s)
with any alerts.
We found no alerts or warnings in your registration.
A yellow warning means you may be missing information or
may need to follow-up with us about your responses. You can
still submit your registration, but some warnings may slow
down the review process after you submit your registration(s).
A green alert means you have completed all required fields and
responses.
We found no alerts or warnings in your submission.
Summary
Authorized
Signatory
Signature
H-1B Registration
Summary
Authorized Signatory's
Statement
Here is a summary of all the information you provided in your
registration.
Here is a summary of all the information you provided in your
submission. Make sure you are only submitting one registration
for each beneficiary. Otherwise, all registrations filed by a
registrant relating to the beneficiary for the fiscal year are
invalid.
Make sure you have provided responses for everything that
applies to you before you submit your registration. You can edit
your responses by going to each registration section using the
site navigation.
Make sure you have provided responses for everything that
applies to you before you submit your registration(s). You can
edit your responses by going to each registration section using
the site navigation.
I can read and understand English, and have read and
I can read and understand English, and have read and
Checkbox
understand every question and instruction on this registration, understand every question and instruction on this registration
(or these registrations), as well as my answer to every question.
as well as my answer to every question.
Next
You must
read and
agree to
the
statement
below.
Required
Next
Review and Submit
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H-1B Registration Tool: Review and Submit
Step
Revised step
Section
Revised section
Authorized Signatory's
Certification and Signature
Instructional Text
Revised Instructional Text
If submitting or authorizing this registration on behalf of an
organization, by my signature, I certify that I am authorized to
do so by the organization.
If submitting or authorizing this registration (or these
registrations) on behalf of an organization, by my signature, I
certify that I am authorized to do so by the organization.
I authorize release of information contained in this registration I authorize release of information contained in this submission
to other entities and persons where necessary for the
to other entities and persons where necessary for the
administration and enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.
administration and enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.
I further certify, under penalty of perjury, that I have reviewed
this registration and that all of the information contained in the
registration is complete, true and correct and that I, or the
organization on whose behalf this registration is being
submitted, intend to file an H-1B petition on behalf of the
beneficiary named in this registration if the beneficiary is
selected.
Payment
Field Type Instruction Help Text
al Text
You must
read and
agree to
the
certificatio
n below.
Required/ Primary
Optional
CTA
Checkbox
Required
I further certify, under penalty of perjury, that I have reviewed
this registration (or these registrations) and that all of the
information contained in the submission is complete, true and
correct and that I, or the organization on whose behalf this
registration (or these registrations) is being submitted, intend
to file an H-1B petition on behalf of the beneficiary named in
each registration if the beneficiary is selected. I further certify
that each registration represents a legitimate job offer.
I have read and agree to the authorized signatory's statement.
Authorized Signatory's Signature
The final step to submit your H-1B Registration is to pay the
required fee.
The final step to submit your H-1B registration(s) is to pay the
required fee.
Your registration fee is: $XX.XX
Your submission fee is: $XX.XX
Refund Policy: USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any
action we take on your application, petition, or request. By
continuing this transaction, you acknowledge that you must
submit fees in the exact amount and that you are paying the
fees for a government service.
Refund Policy: USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any
action we take on your application, petition, or request. By
continuing this transaction, you acknowledge that you must
submit fees in the exact amount and that you are paying the
fees for a government service.
Required
Next
Required
Pay and
submit
If your registration fee is declined, rejected, or canceled after
submission, USCIS will consider all registrations submitted in
the transaction invalid.
Pay for and submit your
registration
Pay for and submit your
registration(s)
We will send you to Pay.gov — our safe, secure payment
We will send you to Pay.gov — our safe, secure payment
website — to make your payment and submit your registration website — to make your payment and submit your
registration(s) online.
online.
Here are the steps in the payment and submission process:
Here are the steps in the payment and submission process:
1. Provide your billing information on Pay.gov
2. Provide your credit card or U.S. bank account information
3. Submit your payment
1. Provide your billing information on Pay.gov
2. Provide your credit card or U.S. bank account information
3. Submit your payment
When you have paid your fee, your registration will be
submitted.
When you have paid your fee, your registration(s) will be
submitted.
Pay.gov will redirect you to a uscis.gov confirmation screen. You Pay.gov will redirect you to a uscis.gov confirmation screen. You
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H-1B Registration Tool: Review and Submit
Step
Revised step
You have
successfully
submitted your
H-1B
Registration.
You have
successfully
submitted your H1B registration(s).
Section
Revised section
Instructional Text
You have successfully submitted your H-1B Registration.
We will notify you when the selection process has ended. You
can track the status of your registration through your USCIS
account.
Each beneficiary has been assigned a confirmation number.
This number is only associated with the submitted registration
and cannot be used to track case status using Case Status
Online.
Revised Instructional Text
Field Type Instruction Help Text
al Text
Required/ Primary
Optional
CTA
You have successfully submitted your H-1B registration(s).
We will notify you when the selection process has ended. You
can track the status of your registration(s) through your USCIS
account.
Each beneficiary has been assigned a confirmation number.
This number is only associated with the submitted registration
and cannot be used to track case status using Case Status
Online.
Go to
account
home
Review and Submit
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H-1B Alerts
Type
Alert Reason
Message
Where the alert exists
User tries to add a beneficiary who does not have a first or last name to
Red (hard stop) the beneficiary table
You must provide at least a first or last name for the
beneficiary in order to submit the registration.
Beneficiary Information page
You must provide at least a first or last name for the
User tries to add an authorized signatory who does not have a first or last authorized signatory in order to submit the
Red (hard stop) name to the About Regisitrant page
registration.
About Registrant page
You have 250 Beneficiaries in this submission. You
Blue
must file a new registration to add more
(Informative)
User has added 250 beneficiaries to their registration
beneficiaries for this registrant.
Beneficiary Information page
Alerts
| File Type | application/pdf |
| Author | Taylor-Netzband, JoAnn M (CTR) |
| File Modified | 2021-02-10 |
| File Created | 2021-02-10 |