BUSINESS VISAS - Filing for H-1B Visa 2021

The 2021 H-1B Cap season is rapidly approaching and we strongly advise employers seeking H-1B petitions for October 1, 2020 to contact us immediately.

NEW for the 2021 H-1B Cap Subject Petitions, the USCIS has released a NEW H1B Registration Process.  The Registration Processing Timeline is:
  • There is a $10.00 Registration Fee.
  • Online Accounts can be created starting February 24th.
  • March 1st, 2020:  H-1B Registration period Opens.
  • March 20, 2020:  H-1B Registration period Closes.
  • If more than a sufficient number of registrations are received by USCIS during the registration period, USCIS will randomly select the number of registrations needed to reach the FY 2021 H-1B numerical allocations between the period of March 21st to March 30th.
  • March 31st, 2020: USCIS will notify registrants if they have been ‘Selected’ to file a 2021 Cap Subject H-1B Petition.
  • April 1st, 2020:  Selected registrations will be eligible to file a FY-2021 cap-subject petition only for the alien names in the registration within a 90-day filing period starting April 1st.


Employers: Call the Law office of Brian T. O’Neill at 617-722-4000,  contact us online or fill out the form to the right. We will gladly answer your questions or schedule a consultation.