Today, September 4th 2019, DHS published a proposed rule that will require a $10 fee for each registration submitted to register for the H–1B cap selection process.
Petitioners seeking to file H–1B petitions will need to first electronically register with USCIS during a designated registration period for the petition to be considered properly filed.
The H–1B registration system will not be a totally separate system and will be established within a platform that supports other USCIS functions.
The registration program will require USCIS to incur certain costs and burdens for iterative development, correcting problems, handling help desk calls, and adding or maintaining infrastructure.
DHS expects to expend a total of about $1.5 million on the initial development of the registration website and the $10 fee will help offset the startup costs.
