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USCIS to open H-1B cap registration from March 9: Details here

In 2019, USCIS had made the process to apply for H-1B visas electronic

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Indian technology services companies have for long been a beneficiary of the H-1B visa regime

Neha Alawadhi New Delhi
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency that oversees legal immigration in the US, said that the initial registration period for the H-1B cap for fiscal year 2022 will be open between noon on March 9 and noon of March 25, eastern time.

In 2019, USCIS had made the process to apply for H-1B visas electronic. As part of this change, companies applying for H-1B visas for foreign workers will have to register online and pay a processing fee of $10 as a result.
 
Most commonly used by techies to travel to the US as part of client side work, H-1B visas have a cap of 65,000

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