{"id":813,"date":"2024-03-26T15:56:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T10:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/?p=813"},"modified":"2024-07-16T19:21:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T13:51:45","slug":"us-extends-initial-registration-period-for-fy-2025-h-1b-visa-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/us-extends-initial-registration-period-for-fy-2025-h-1b-visa-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"US Extends Initial Registration Period for FY 2025 H-1B Visa Cap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has prolonged the initial registration window for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/visa\/\"><strong>H-1B cap<\/strong><\/a>. Initially slated to conclude at noon Eastern on March 22, 2024, the registration phase has been extended until noon Eastern on March 25, 2024.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/us-extends-initial-registration-period-for-fy-2025-h-1b-visa-cap\/#Extension_to_Accommodate_Registrants\" >Extension to Accommodate Registrants<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/us-extends-initial-registration-period-for-fy-2025-h-1b-visa-cap\/#Registration_Process_During_Extension\" >Registration Process During Extension<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/us-extends-initial-registration-period-for-fy-2025-h-1b-visa-cap\/#Notification_Timeline\" >Notification Timeline<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/us-extends-initial-registration-period-for-fy-2025-h-1b-visa-cap\/#Introduction_of_my_USCIS_Organisational_Accounts\" >Introduction of my USCIS Organisational Accounts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/us-extends-initial-registration-period-for-fy-2025-h-1b-visa-cap\/#Support_Initiatives_by_USCIS\" >Support Initiatives by USCIS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Extension_to_Accommodate_Registrants\"><\/span><strong>Extension to Accommodate Registrants<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This extension follows a temporary system outage experienced by certain registrants. USCIS has taken this step to accommodate those affected by providing extra time to complete the registration process.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Registration_Process_During_Extension\"><\/span><strong>Registration Process During Extension<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>During this extended period, prospective petitioners and their representatives, where applicable, must use a USCIS online account to electronically register each beneficiary for the selection process. Moreover, they are obligated to submit the associated registration fee for each beneficiary.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notification_Timeline\"><\/span><strong>Notification Timeline<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>USCIS remains steadfast in its commitment to notifying selected registrants by March 31, 2024, as stated in their official communication.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction_of_my_USCIS_Organisational_Accounts\"><\/span><strong>Introduction of my USCIS Organisational Accounts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On February 28, 2024, USCIS introduced the new my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USCIS<\/a> organisational accounts, aimed at streamlining collaboration among various individuals within an organisation and their legal representatives for <a href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/visa\/\"><strong>H-1B Visa<\/strong><\/a> registrations, petitions, and associated Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service. Participation in this year&#8217;s H-1B Electronic Registration Process necessitates the creation of a new organisational account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Support_Initiatives_by_USCIS\"><\/span><strong>Support Initiatives by USCIS<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In light of these changes, USCIS has also launched Tech Talks sessions in February 2024 to assist organisations and legal representatives in navigating the new process. These sessions offer a platform for individuals to seek clarification regarding organizational accounts and the online filing of Form I-129 for H-1B petitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has prolonged the initial registration window for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap. Initially slated to conclude at noon Eastern on March 22, 2024, the registration phase has been extended until noon Eastern on March 25, 2024. Extension to Accommodate Registrants This extension follows a temporary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-visa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":837,"href":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions\/837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}