Overview
- The registration window runs from 12 p.m. ET March 4 to 12 p.m. ET March 19, with a $215 fee per beneficiary submitted through organizational accounts.
- Under DHS’s final rule effective February 27, entries are weighted by DOL OEWS wage level: Level 4 gets four entries, Level 3 three, Level 2 two, and Level 1 one, with each beneficiary counted once.
- USCIS expects to issue selection notifications by March 31 through users’ online accounts.
- Registrations must include the SOC code, intended worksite area, and the prevailing wage level, and filed petitions must match these details or face denial or revocation.
- A Presidential Proclamation’s $100,000 fee may apply to consular or port-of-entry H-1B filings, with legal challenges still in progress.