H-1B Registration Tool Copy Deck

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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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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 registration requirement is suspended by USCIS.
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.
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.

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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 registration requirement is
suspended by USCIS. A petitioner may only submit one registration per beneficiary in any fiscal year. If USCIS believes that related entities
(including, but not limited to, a parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate) may not have a legitimate business need to file or submit more than
one H-1B petition or registration on behalf of the same alien subject to the numerical limitations of section 214(g)(1)(A) of the Act or otherwise
eligible for an exemption under section 214(g)(5)(C) of the Act, USCIS may issue a request for evidence, notice of intent to deny, or notice of
intent to revoke the approval of each petition. Each registration must identify, among other things, the beneficiary's name and valid passport
information (including passport number, country of issuance, and expiration date). Each beneficiary may be registered under only one
passport.
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.
If a sufficient number of registrations for unique beneficiaries 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 for unique beneficiaries have
been selected. USCIS will keep registration open past the initial registration period until USCIS has determined that it has received enough
registrations for unique beneficiaries projected as needed to meet the H-1B regular cap.
After the end of the initial registration period, if USCIS has received more registrations for unique beneficiaries than needed to meet the
projected number of registrations to reach the regular cap, we will randomly select a sufficient number of registrations for unique
beneficiaries. A similar process will apply for those who may be eligible for the advanced degree exemption. Once USCIS selects a registration
for a unique beneficiary, all registrations for that beneficiary will be selected and eligible to file a Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant
Worker, to request classification of the beneficiary as an H-1B worker.
USCIS may deny or revoke the approval of an H-1B petition if it determines that the fee associated with the registration is declined, not
reconciled, disputed, or otherwise invalid after submission. The registration fee is non-refundable and due at the time the registration is
submitted.

Before you start your Eligibility
registration

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.

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 the United States that:
- Engages a person to work in the United States;
- Has an employer-employee relationship with the beneficiary; and
- Has an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax identification number.

U.S. Employers: Person or entity in the United States that:
- Has a bona fide job offer for the beneficiary to work within the United States;
- Has a legal presence in the United States and is amenable to service of process in the United States; and
- Has an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax identification number.

Agents: A U.S. individual or company in business as an agent may file an H-1B registration for workers who are traditionally self- Agents: A U.S. individual or company in business as an agent may file an H-1B registration for workers who are traditionally self-employed or
employed or workers who use agents to arrange short-term employment on their behalf with numerous employers, and in cases 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.
where a foreign employer authorizes the agent to act on its behalf.
Duplicates

A registrant (prospective petitioner) may only submit one registration per beneficiary in any fiscal year. If a registrant, or their
authorized attorney or representative, submits more than one registration per beneficiary in the same fiscal year, all
registrations filed by that registrant, or on their behalf by their authorized attorney or representative, related to the beneficiary
for the fiscal year will be considered invalid.

Fee

Fee: $10 per registration

A registrant (prospective petitioner) may only submit one registration per beneficiary in any fiscal year. If a registrant, or their authorized
attorney or representative, submits more than one registration per beneficiary in the same fiscal year, all registrations filed by that registrant,
or on their behalf by their authorized attorney or representative, related to the beneficiary for the fiscal year will be considered invalid, and
USCIS may deny or revoke the approval of any petition filed for the beneficiary based on those registrations.

We will send you to Pay.gov, our safe, secure payment website, to make your payment and submit your registration(s) online.
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(s) in the system will indicate “submitted’ following completion of the Pay.gov payment process, your H1B registration(s) will be invalidated if the payment does not clear.
If payment is completed with a credit card or debit card the status of the registration(s) in the system will indicate “submitted’
following completion of the Pay.gov payment process. However, your H-1B registration(s) will be invalidated if the payment
does not clear or the payment is later declined or disputed.
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

Overview

H-1B Registration Tool: Overview
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USCIS Refund Policy
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USCIS Refund Policy

USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your submission, application, petition, or request, or how long
USCIS takes to reach a decision.
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.

USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your submission, application, petition, or request, or how long USCIS takes to
reach a decision.
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.

Please refer to the instructions for the form(s) you are filing for additional information or you may call the USCIS Contact Center at 800-375Please refer to the instructions for the form(s) you are filing for additional information or you may call the USCIS Contact Center 5283. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) 800-767-1833.
at 800-375-5283. For TTY (deaf or hard of hearing) 800-767-1833.

Completing your
registration online

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
automatically save registration system. We will save your draft information until the initial registration period closes.
your responses
How to continue
After you start your registration(s), you can exit and sign in to your account again to continue where you left off.
filling out your
registration
DHS Privacy Notice 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 cap selection process. DHS uses the provided information to select a projected number of registrations needed
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
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.
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) H-1B 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.
Paperwork
Reduction Act

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 estimated at 31 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:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Mail Stop #2140
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
Do not mail your completed H-1B registration to this address.
OMB No. 1615-0144
Expires: xx/xx/xxxx

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 estimated at 36 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:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Office of Policy and Strategy, Regulatory Coordination Division
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Mail Stop #2140
Camp Springs, MD 20588-0009
Do not mail your completed H-1B registration to this address.
OMB No. 1615-0144
Expires: xx/xx/xxxx

Overview

H-1B Registration Tool: About Registrant

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About Registrant

Employer/agent

Sub-Question

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What is the legal name of the prospective
petitioning company or organization?

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If filing as an individual
prospective petitioner, provide
the individual's legal name.

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What is the Doing Business As name of the
prospective petitioning company or
organization?

Text

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
prospective petitioner, provide
the prospective petitioner's
Individual IRS Tax Number (SSN
or ITIN).
USCIS notices will not be mailed
to this address.

Required

The prospective petitioning company or organization does
not have a Doing Business As name.
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

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Field Type

What is the authorized signatory's legal
name?

What is the authorized signatory's title?
What is the authorized signatory's contact
information?

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Text

Address line 1

Text

Address line 2

Text

City or town
State
ZIP code
Given name (first name)

Text
Dropdown

Authorized signatory does not have a first name.
Middle name (if applicable)
Authorized signatory does not have a middle name.
Family name (last name)
Authorized signatory does not have a last name.

Checkbox
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Daytime phone number

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Required

Email address

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Required

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Street number and
name

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Apartment, suite, unit,
or floor

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H-1B Registration Tool: About Beneficiary
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About
Beneficiary

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Field Type

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Beneficiary
information
Given Name (first name)
Beneficiary does not have a
first name.
Middle Name
Beneficiary does not have a
middle name.
Family Name (last name)
Beneficiary does not have a
last name.
Male/Female
MM/DD/YYYY
Yes/No

What is the beneficiary's legal name?

What is the beneficiary's gender?
What is the beneficiary's date of birth?
Are you requesting consideration under the INA 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?

Check for duplicates

Check your registration(s) for duplicates. This process is optional.
A registrant (prospective petitioner), or their authorized attorney or representative, may only submit one registration per beneficiary in any fiscal year.
If a registrant, or their authorized attorney or representative, submits more than one registration per beneficiary in the same fiscal year, we
will invalidate all registrations submitted by that registrant, or on their behalf by their authorized attorney or representative, related to the beneficiary
for the fiscal year. Before you submit your registration(s), you can check if the registrant named in this submission previously submitted a registration
for any of the beneficiaries included in this submission for the same fiscal year.

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What is the country of issuance?
What is the passport expiration date?
Check your registration(s) for duplicates. This process is optional.

Country
Country

Beneficiary does not have a (delete)
passport number.
Country
MM/DD/YYYY

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Prospective petitioners, or their
attorneys or accredited
representatives, may submit up to 250
registrations per submission.

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Checkbox

Required

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Radio
Date
Radio

Required
Required
Required

Dropdown
Dropdown
Text

[delete]

Checkbox

(delete)

Button

You must provide the beneficiary's passport number. You
should retain a copy of the beneficiary's passport, as evidence of
the passport will be required if the registration is selected and a
petition is filed.

Dropdown
Date

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Required
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Required
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Check for duplicates

A registrant (prospective petitioner), or their authorized attorney or representative, may only submit one registration per beneficiary in any fiscal year.
If a registrant, or their authorized attorney or representative, submits more than one registration per beneficiary in the same fiscal year, all registrations
submitted by that registrant, or on their behalf by their authorized attorney or representative, related to the beneficiary for the fiscal year will be
considered invalid, and USCIS may deny or revoke the approval of any petition filed for the beneficiary based on those registrations. Before you submit
your registration(s), you can check if the registrant named in this submission previously submitted a registration for any of the beneficiaries included in
this submission for the same fiscal year.

To check your registration(s) for duplicates, you must provide your Employer Identification Number (EIN) on the "About Registrant" page and add at
least one beneficiary on the "About Beneficiary" page. Then, select the “Check for duplicates” button to perform the check. A duplicate will be found if To check your registration(s) for duplicates, you must provide your Employer Identification Number (EIN) on the "About Registrant" page and add at
least one beneficiary on the "About Beneficiary" page. Then, select the “Check for duplicates” button to perform the check. A duplicate will be found if
you or another person already submitted a registration for the beneficiary on behalf of your organization for the same fiscal year.
you or another person already submitted a registration for the beneficiary on behalf of your organization for the same fiscal year.
Once the check is complete, you can review the list of beneficiaries who have duplicates on the previous page. We recommend staying on this page
Once the check is complete, you can review the list of beneficiaries who have duplicates on the previous page. We recommend staying on this page
until the check is complete. If you add beneficiaries after performing this check, you can perform the check again.
until the check is complete. If you add beneficiaries after performing this check, you can perform the check again.
Note: Using this check does not guarantee that duplicates will not be identified by USCIS at a later date. This check will compare the beneficiaries listed
Note: Using this check does not guarantee that duplicates will not be identified by USCIS at a later date. This check will compare the beneficiaries listed
in this draft with any registrations previously submitted during this registration period. It will not check for duplicates within this draft or between
drafts. You can review the list of beneficiaries you included on the previous page (or on the spreadsheet on your account homepage) to make sure you in this draft with any registrations previously submitted during this registration period. It will not check for duplicates within this draft or between
have not entered a beneficiary more than once. Even if utilizing this check, the burden is still on the registrant to ensure that no duplicate registrations drafts. You can review the list of beneficiaries you included on the previous page (or on the spreadsheet on your account homepage) to make sure you
have not entered a beneficiary more than once. Even if utilizing this check, the burden is still on the registrant to ensure that no duplicate registrations
are submitted.  
are submitted.  

About Beneficiary

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H-1B Registration Tool: Review and Submit

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Review

Check your
registration(s)
before you submit

Check your registration(s) before you submit. It is important to ensure that all of the beneficiary’s biographic and passport
information is entered correctly. If USCIS later determines that registrations were submitted for the same beneficiary by the
same or different registrants, but using different identifying information, USCIS may find those registrations invalid and deny or
revoke the approval of any petition filed based on those registrations.

Field
Type

Required/ Primary
Optional CTA
Next

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(s) to the best of your knowledge.
Missing information can slow down the review process after you submit your registration(s). The system will identify missing
information, but will not verify the accuracy and completeness of the information.
You can return to this page to review your registration(s) as many times as you want before you submit it/them.
Your fee

Your submission filing fee is: $XX.XX
Refund Policy: USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your submission, application, petition, or request,
or how long USCIS takes to reach a decision. 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.

Alerts and warnings You have one or more alerts based on the information you provided in your submission.
A red alert means you have incomplete responses to certain questions. You ​cannot​ submit your registration(s) with any red
alerts.
A yellow warning means duplicate registrations have been identified or the duplicate check process did not properly complete.
Please review your registration(s) or attempt the duplicate check process again.
A green alert means you have completed all required fields and responses.
We found no alerts or warnings in your submission.

Review and Submit

H-1B Registration Tool: Review and Submit

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Summary

H-1B Registration
Summary

Here is a summary of all the information you provided in your submission. (delete)

Field
Type

Required/ Primary
Optional CTA

Next

You have until the initial registration period closes to log into your account, review all of your H‐1B registrations, and delete any
duplicates. If a prospective petitioner, or their authorized attorney or representative, submits more than one registration per
beneficiary in the same fiscal year, all registrations for this particular beneficiary submitted by that prospective petitioner, or on
their behalf by their authorized attorney or representative, will be considered invalid and removed from the selection process.
Please note, withdrawing an associated G-28 from a registration does not delete a submitted registration from the system. If a
registrant and their representative each separately submit a registration for the same beneficiary, even by mistake, it will
invalidate the registrations.
Invalidation of duplicate registrations may not be appealed.
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.
We also prepared a draft case snapshot with your reesponses responses, which you can download below.

Authorized
Signatory
Signature

Authorized
Signatory's
Statement

I can read and understand English, and have read and understand every question and instruction on this registration (or these
registrations), as well as my answer to every question.

Authorized
Signatory's
Certification and
Signature

If submitting or authorizing this registration (or these registrations) on behalf of an organization, by my signature, I certify that I Checkbox Required
am authorized to do so by the organization.

Checkbox Required

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I authorize release of information contained in this submission to other entities and persons where necessary for the
administration and enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.
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 this registration (or these registrations) reflects a legitimate job offer and that I, or the organization on
whose behalf this registration (or these registrations) is being submitted, have not worked with, or agreed to work with, another
registrant, petitioner, agent, or other individual or entity to submit a registration to unfairly increase chances of selection for the
beneficiary or beneficiaries in this submission.
You must provide your electronic signature below by typing your full legal name. We may consider your registration(s) to be
invalid if you do not completely fill out and electronically sign this submission. We will record the date of your signature with
your registration(s).

Required

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Review and Submit

H-1B Registration Tool: Review and Submit

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Payment

Pay for and submit The final step to submit your H-1B registration(s) is to pay the required fee.
your registration(s)
Your submission fee is: $XX.XX
Refund Policy: USCIS does not refund fees, regardless of any action we take on your submission, application, petition, or request,
or how long USCIS takes to reach a decision. 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.

Field
Type

Required/ Primary
Optional CTA

If your payment is declined, rejected, disputed, or canceled after submission, USCIS will consider all registrations submitted in
the transaction invalid.
We will send you to Pay.gov — our safe, secure payment website — to make your payment and submit your registration(s)
online.

Required

Pay and
submit

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
When you have paid your fee, your registration(s) will be submitted.

You have
successfully
submitted your H1B registration(s).

Pay.gov will redirect you to a uscis.gov confirmation screen. You can track the status of your registration(s) through your USCIS
online account.
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

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H-1B Registration Tool: Alerts
Type
Alert Reason
Red (hard stop) User tries to add a beneficiary who does not have a first or last name to the
beneficiary table

Message
You must provide at least a first or last name for the
beneficiary in order to submit the registration.

Where the alert exists
Beneficiary Information page

Red (hard stop)

User tries to add an authorized signatory who does not have a first or last name You must provide at least a first or last name for the
About Registrant page
to the About Registrant page
authorized signatory in order to submit the registration.

Blue
(Informative)

User has added more than 250 registrations to their submission

You have 250 registrations in this submission. You must Beneficiary Information page
use a new submission to add more registrations for this
registrant.

Blue
(Informative)

User selects "delete" for one entry on the beneficiary table

Are you sure you want to delete this entry?

Yellow (warning) User clicks the "Check for duplicates" button and BenefitsHub returns one or
more duplicate entries

First Name Middle Name Last Name
DOB
(CTA to Delete Entry or Cancel)
The system has detected XX duplicates.

Check for Duplicates page

When the initial registration period closes, we will
automatically invalidate any duplicate registrations you
submitted. To avoid this, you should manually delete
any duplicates from your beneficiary list before the
initial registration period closes by returning to the
"Beneficiary information" page.

Yellow (warning) User clicks the "Check for duplicates" button and there is an error in myUSCIS
connecting to BenefitsHub and returning information
Green
User clicks the "Check for duplicates" button and BenefitsHub returns no
(informative)
duplicate entries
Yellow (warning) User navigates to the Beneficiary Information page after checking for duplicates
at which point BenefitsHub returned one or more duplicate entries

There was an error trying to check for duplicates. Please Check for Duplicates page
try again later.
No duplicates were found.
Check for Duplicates page
Duplicates have been found.

Beneficiary Information page

Yellow (warning) User clicks the "Delete all duplicates" button and a pop-up modal displays

Are you sure you want to delete the identified
duplicate(s)?

Beneficiary Information page

This action cannot be undone.
(Buttons to 'Yes, delete all duplicates' or 'Cancel')

Alerts