H-1B visa Program Overhaul: The H-1B visa registration for the fiscal year 2025-26 will start on March 7 and end on March 24. The E-registration process for H-1B visa sponsors is expected to require increased payments during this current year.
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H 1B Visa Fees
The new fee structure for this year raises the beneficiary’s payment to $125 per person while the previous year charged only $10 according to a Times of India report.
The Biden administration launched this increased cost for registration together with its beneficiary-focused candidate selection and registration framework.
Previous federal government officials introduced these changes to the H-1B visa program in order to improve its integrity levels.
What important modifications exist inside the H-1B visa registration system?
Experts predict that the 2026 registration and lottery process will employ the beneficiary-centric approach originally utilized in 2026 according to current reports.
When the system operates this way each applicant only needs one entry into the selection procedure regardless of how many enrollments were initially presented.
Every lottery attempt is tracked by the passport numbers which function as individual identifiers during this processing stage.
The new system prevents gaming of the system by limiting each person to one entry.
USCIS Case Status: The H-1B visa registration system?
Numerous sources indicate that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will collect more than 85,000 H-1B registrations which surpasses their annual quota.
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Following the registration period the USCIS will undertake a lottery selection to reach the target number of 65,000 direct beneficiaries.
Following initial selections US advanced degree holders have a second opportunity to be picked randomly on the remaining non-selected registrations. The process provides beneficiaries an additional opportunity to submit their qualifications through the lottery selection.
H-1B Visa New Rules: Modernisation Rules Apply for 2026
The H-1B visa modernisation rules originated on January 17 to administer the selection and registration procedure.
The new rules were created by the Biden administration during its recent weeks to redefine specialty occupation standards thus enabling employers more management over H-1B visas.
Modernisation rules identify companies that include IT services and consultancies due to their tendency to place most H-1B employees at client sites.
The current rules define specialty occupation eligibility through client requirements instead of the original idea of relying on the sponsoring employer demands.
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