US CIS Rolls Out New H-1B Visa Registration: A Story of Success and Glitches
Published April 14, 2020 By: Richard Hanus, Esq. By the end of last March, US Department of Homeland Security/Citizenship and Immigration Services completed its selection of 85,000 lucky registrants for the H-1B visa lottery. Employers submitted a total of 275,000 electronic registrations during a 3 week period last month to claim from the supply of 85,000 visas. Except for a very small percentage of registrations now in question, the process was mainly a success. Selected registrants now have the go ahead, and a 90 day window, to file H-1B visa petitions, for workers to commence employment on October 1, 2020, the [...]