{"id":62141,"date":"2024-04-21T11:38:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T06:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=62141"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T09:45:45","slug":"new-rules-for-h-1b-us-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/21\/new-rules-for-h-1b-us-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"New Rules for H-1B US Visa Registration and Filing Process in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON-<\/strong> The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has taken several steps to enhance the H-1B (US Visa<\/a>) registration process and reduce the possibility of fraud. While some of the measures were implemented earlier, many other key rules related to immigration and H-1B went live on April 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new US visa fee schedule will impact the cost of numerous non-immigrant visa categories, including the most popular among Indians: H-1B, L-1, and EB-5 visas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: U.S. Embassy India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New US Visa Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Beginning in April, the cost of H-1B registration and petition filing fees for Form I-129 will significantly increase. Petitioners use Form I-129 to file on behalf of a nonimmigrant worker to come to the United States temporarily to perform services or to receive training as an H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, L-1, O-1, O-2, P-1, P-1S, P-2, P-2S, P-3, P-3S, Q-1, or R-1 nonimmigrant worker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The $10 H-1B registration process fee will be raised to $215, marking a 2,050%<\/strong> increase, and the petition filing fee for Form I-129 is now $780. The Form I-129 H-1B petition filing fee is in addition to the H-1B registration charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will be no grace period for submitting the new version of Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, as it must be updated with the new fee computation. The increased fees came into effect from April 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting with the fiscal year 2025 for the initial registration period, USCIS will require registrants to provide valid passport or travel document information for each beneficiary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The passport or travel <\/a>document presented must be the one the beneficiary plans to use to enter the United States<\/a> if granted an H-1B visa. Each beneficiary must be enrolled under a single passport or travel document. The beneficiary-centric method selects registrations based on unique beneficiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Free photo Flag Identification Travel Passport USA Visa – Max Pixel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Form I-129 for H-1B<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Effective April 1, 2024, USCIS service centers will no longer accept Form I-129 petitions requesting H-1B or H-1B1 (HSC) classification. USCIS will reject H-1B or H-1B1 (HSC) petitions received at a USCIS service center on or after April 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting April 1, 2024, all paper-filed Form I-129 petitions requesting H-1B1 (HSC) or H-1B classification, including those with a concurrent Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, and those with concurrently filed Form I-539 and\/or Form I-765, must be filed at a USCIS lockbox facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USCIS will accept prior editions of most forms during a grace period from April 1, 2024, through June 3, 2024. During this grace period, USCIS will accept previous and new editions of certain forms filed with the correct fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there will be no grace period for the following new forms because they must be revised with a new fee calculation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n