India, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Friday announced that the initial registration period for the 2027 H-1B cap will open at noon on March 4 and remain open until March 19.

During this period, prospective H-1B cap-subject petitioners and their representatives must use a USCIS online account to register each beneficiary electronically for the selection process and pay the $215 H-1B registration fee per registration.

Selections will take place after the initial registration period closes. USCIS intends to send selection notifications by March 31, 2026, via users' online accounts to petitioners and representatives with at least one registration selected.

A petitioner may only file an H-1B cap-subject...