USCIS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Creating Wage-Based Selection Process for H-1Bs

USCIS notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) which would change the H-1B registration selection process from a random process to a wage-based selection process. Comments on the proposed rule are due 12/2/20, with comments on associated form revisions due 1/4/21. (85 FR 69236, 11/2/20)

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

8 CFR Part 214

[CIS No. 2674–20; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 2020–0019]

RIN 1615–AC61

Modification of Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking To File Cap-Subject H–1B Petitions

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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