The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced the initial registration period of the fiscal year 2026H-1B visa. Registration will open on 7 March. It will close on March 24, 2025. During this time, H-1B visa has to be applied for selection process. It is necessary to have a USCIS online account to apply. Registration fees will also have to be paid while applying the application.
What is the process?
Employers that H-1B visa for their employees (H-1B Visa) Need, they have to create an orgasian account to apply. The applicant will have to pay the registration fee. Those who want to apply for H-1B visa for the first time, they will also have to create an account. The USCIS uses selection process keeping in mind the need for benefit. If the USCIS gets adequate number of union imprisonment by March 24, it will inform the user through its online account after the selection of Union Benefiry.
Who can apply?
Foreign workers are allowed to provide temporary employees in special areas under H-1 B Nonimigrant Visa program. For this, it is necessary to have knowledge of a particular area. Also, the applicant should have a bachelor or above degree. The final rules of H-1B visa by the Department of Homeland Security have come into force from January 17, 2025. The US Department has increased the daily transactions limit with credit cards for the FY2026 H-1B season.
When did you start?
The H-1B visa started in 1990. Under this, the US allows foreigners to work temporarily in their country. The US government issues this visa only to foreign people with work experience in special areas. These special areas include science, technology, engineering and maths. Many large technology companies use H-1B visas. These include Infosys, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Google.
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Applications were reduced last year
Last year, USCIS increased strictness on multiple applications. This led to a decrease in the number of applications for visa lottery. The agency received 4,70,342 applications for 2024 lottery, which was less than a year 7,58,994. This happened due to a decrease in cases of more than one application.