USCIS to launch organizational accounts for 2025 H-1B cap season

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) plans to launch a package of measures to increase efficiency and improve customer experience in the filing of H-1B visa applications, coveted by Indian tech professionals.

Among the measures planned to ease collaboration for organizations and their legal representatives is the launch of organizational accounts for non-cap filings and the fiscal year (FY) 2025 H-1B cap season, according to a USCIS release.

The introduction of organizational accounts will allow multiple individuals within an organization, such as a company or other business entity, and their legal representatives to collaborate on and prepare H-1B registrations, Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, and associated Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service.

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“USCIS is always striving to improve and streamline our processes, and this is a big step forward,” said USCIS Director Ur M. Jaddou.  “Once we launch the organizational accounts and online filing of I-129 H-1B petitions, the entire H-1B lifecycle becomes fully electronic — from registration, if applicable, to our final decision and transmission to the Department of State.”

USCIS expects to launch the organizational accounts in February 2024, with online filing of Forms I-129 and I-907 following shortly thereafter.

In addition to streamlining the Form I-129 H-1B petition process, these changes should help reduce duplicate H-1B registrations and other common errors, the release stated.

USCIS will also transition the paper filing location for Forms I-129 and I-907 from service centers to the USCIS lockbox as part of its efforts to increase efficiency by standardizing processes and reducing costs.

USCIS will host two national engagements on organizational accounts on Jan 23 and 24 as well as several smaller sessions leading up to the H-1B registration period to help guide organizations and legal representatives through the process.

During these sessions, individuals will have the opportunity to ask questions about the organizational accounts in preparation for the FY 2025 H-1B electronic registration process and launch of online filing of Form I-129 for H-1B petitions.

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USCIS advised all individuals involved in the H-1B registration and petition filing process to attend these engagements. Invitations to these engagements will be sent later this month.

Additional details regarding organizational accounts will be available on the H-1B Electronic Registration Process page.