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H-1B Registration Tool

H-1B Registration Tool Copy Deck

OMB: 1615-0144

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H-1B Registration Tool
OMB control number 1615-0144
Edits in support of: Non-rule Revision Action
30-day FRN

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Non-Rule Revision: edits made
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.

Revised Text
[no changes - removed edits reflecting the H-1B Selection Process rule, which was vacated on December 22, 2021.]

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 capsubject 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Duplicates

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.

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

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 We will send you to Pay.gov, our safe, secure payment website, to make your payment and submit your registration(s) online.
due to a typographical or clerical error caused by USCIS, there is no fee.
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
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 system will indicate “submitted’ following completion of the Pay.gov payment process, your H-1B registration(s) will be invalidated if the payment does not clear.
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(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.
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
Money orders, certified bank checks, and non-reloadable debit cards cannot be used as a form of payment in the Pay.gov system.
registration will be invalidated.
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
Money orders, certified bank checks and non-reloadable debit cards cannot be used as a form of payment in the Pay.gov system.
business checking account is restricted your payment will declined and your registration(s) will be invalidated.
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 Refund Policy
(delete)

We will automatically save
your responses

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.

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 initial registration period closes.

How to continue filling out
your registration
DHS Privacy Notice

After you start your registration(s), you can exit and sign in to your account again to continue where you left off.

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.
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 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.
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.
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

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).

Overview

H-1B Registration Tool: Overview
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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-USCIS007 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 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:

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: 1/31/202X

OMB No. 1615-0144
Expires: xx/xx/xxxx

Overview

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H-1B Registration Tool: About Registrant

Sub-Question

Field Type

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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?

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

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

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Field Type

Instructional Text

Help Text

Required/
Optional
Required

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

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
Text
Checkbox
Text
Checkbox

Daytime phone number

Text

Required

Email address

Text

Required

Text
Text

Street number and
name

Required

Apartment, suite, unit,
or floor

Optional
Required
Required
Required
Required

Required
Required

About Registrant

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H-1B Registration Tool: About Beneficiary
Primary Nav Secondary
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About
Beneficiary
Beneficiary information

Revision

Question

Revised Question

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.

Sub-Question

Field Type

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Field Type

Instructional text

Revised Instructional text

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

Help Text Required/
Optional

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

Text
Checkbox

Required

Text
Checkbox

Required

Text
Checkbox

Required

Radio
Date
Radio

Required
Required
Required

Country
Country

Dropdown
Dropdown

Required
Required

Beneficiary does not have a
passport number.

Text
Checkbox

Required
Button

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, 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.
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.
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.
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 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.

About Beneficiary

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H-1B Registration Tool: Review and Submit

Primary
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Review

Secondary
Nav

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Check your
registration(s)
before you submit

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Instructional Text

Revised Instructional Text

Check your registration(s) before you submit

We will review your registration(s) to check for completeness before you submit it/them.

Field Type

Required/
Optional

Primary
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Next

We encourage you to provide as many responses as you can throughout the registration(s), 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
to the best of your knowledge. Missing information can slow down the review process
after you submit your registration(s).
after you submit your registration(s).

Your fee

Alerts and warnings

You can return to this page to review your registration(s) as many times as you want
before you submit it/them.

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
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.

You have one or more alerts based on the information you provided in your submission.

A red alert means you have incomplete or incorrect responses to certain questions. You
cannot submit your registration(s) with any alerts.

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 you may be missing information or may need to follow-up with us A yellow warning means duplicate registrations have been identified or the duplicate check
about your responses. You can still submit your registration, but some warnings may slow process did not properly complete. Please review your registration(s) or attempt the
down the review process after you submit your registration(s).
duplicate check process again.

Summary

H-1B Registration
Summary

A green alert means you have completed all required fields and responses.

We found no alerts or warnings in your submission.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Checkbox

Required

Review and Submit

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H-1B Registration Tool: Review and Submit

Primary
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Secondary
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Authorized
Signatory's
Certification and
Signature

Instructional Text

Revised Instructional Text

Field Type

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.

Checkbox

Required

Pay and
submit

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).
Pay for and submit
your registration(s)

Pay for and submit
your registration(s)

Primary
CTA

I authorize release of information contained in this submission to other entities and
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. 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
each registration represents a legitimate job offer.

Payment

Required/
Optional
Required

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The final step to submit your H-1B registration(s) is to pay the required fee.
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.

If your registration fee is declined, rejected, or canceled after submission, USCIS will
consider all registrations submitted in the transaction invalid.

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.
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.
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).

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
Revised Alert Reason
Red (hard stop) User tries to add a beneficiary who does not have a first or last name to the
beneficiary table
Red (hard stop) User tries to add an authorized signatory who does not have a first or last name User tries to add an authorized signatory who does not have a first or last name
to the About Regisitrant page
to the About Registrant page
Blue
(Informative)

User has added more than 250 beneficiaries to their registration

User has added more than 250 registrations to their submission

Blue
(Informative)

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

Yellow (warning)

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

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

Where the alert exists
Beneficiary Information page
About Registrant page

You have 250 Beneficiaries in this submission. You must You have 250 registrations in this submission. You must Beneficiary Information page
file a new registration to add more beneficiaries for this use a new submission to add more registrations for this
registrant.
registrant.
Are you sure you want to delete this entry?
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

There was an error trying to check for duplicates. Please Check for Duplicates page
try again later.

Green
(informative)
Yellow (warning)

User clicks the "Check for duplicates" button and BenefitsHub returns no
duplicate entries
User navigates to the Beneficiary Information page after checking for duplicates
at which point BenefitsHub returned one or more duplicate entries

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

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