A federal agency has said the initial registration period for the H-1B visas, the most sought-after by Indian IT professionals, for fiscal 2025 closes on March 22.
The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows U.S. companies to employ foreign workers in specialty occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China.
The initial registration period for the most sought-after H-1B visas for foreign guest workers for fiscal 2025 closes at noon Eastern Time (9:30 p.m. IST) on March 22, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on March 18.
During this period, prospective petitioners and legal representatives must use an online account of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the associated registration fee for each beneficiary.
Online account users will also be able to collaborate on registrations and petitions with enhanced organizational account features in their online accounts, it said.
A media release said Form I-129, a petition for a non-immigrant worker for H-1B petitions, and Form I-907, a request for premium processing service, are now accessible in the USCIS online accounts.
The USCIS will begin accepting online filing forms for H-1B cap petitions on April 1. “We will announce when online filing of non-cap H-1B petitions is available,” the USCIS said.
