“Biden is working tirelessly to enhance the H1B visa application process,” the White House

According to the White House, US President Joe Biden is making every effort to resolve difficulties pertaining to the nation’s legal immigration system, including the backlog of “green cards,” H1B visas, and other related matters.

Non-immigrant H1B visas enable US employers to hire foreign workers for specialty jobs requiring advanced technical or theoretical knowledge.

During her daily news conference on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre informed reporters, “One of the steps, if we look at the H1B visa process, is that we have taken action to improve that and the process and backlog for lawful permanent residents (green cards) who are eligible to become US citizens.”

She was answering inquiries on the perception among some Indian Americans that the president is not making as much of an effort to alleviate the problems faced by legal immigrants as he is by those of illegal immigrants.

On Thursday, Biden will go to Texas, which is the southern border with Mexico.

“Just last month, for example, as a part of our efforts to strengthen the integrity of our immigration system and reduce the potential for fraud, the DHS published a final rule relating to H1B visas,” Jean-Pierre said.

She stated that the administration takes that “very seriously” and is doing everything in its power to make the visa application process better. “So, the changes promote fairer and more equitable outcomes and, so, we will continue our work to improve the system within our authorities and that has certainly been a priority,” the spokesperson said.

The launch of music organizational accounts, which will enable multiple individuals within an organization, along with their legal representatives, to collaborate on and prepare H1B registrations, H-1B petitions, and any related Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, has been announced by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Beginning in March 2024, a new organizational account will be needed to take part in the H1B Electronic Registration Process, according to the USCIS.

“We are working expeditiously to address any technical issues that may arise for legal representatives whose accounts migrated when they logged into their online account on or after February 14, 2024, including impacts on cases other than H1B filings,” added the statement.

The FY 2025 H1B cap first registration period will begin on March 6 at noon Eastern and end on March 22 at noon Eastern.

According to the media warning, potential petitioners and their agents, if any, must utilize a USCIS online account to electronically register each beneficiary for the selection process during this time, as well as pay the registration cost for each beneficiary.

USCIS will require registrants to furnish valid passport or travel document information for each beneficiary starting with the first registration period for FY 2025.

The beneficiary’s passport or other travel document must match the one they want to use to enter the US if granted an H1B visa, should they be traveling overseas. The registration of each beneficiary under a single passport or travel document is required.

“For non-cap H1B petitions, we will begin accepting online filings of Form I-129 and related Form I-907 in March. For petitioners whose registrations have been chosen, USCIS will start accepting online filings for H1B cap petitions and related Forms I-907 on April 1.

In order to facilitate the process for organizations and legal counsel, the USCIS initiated Tech Talks in February 2024. People may ask questions about the organization’s finances and the online submission of Form I-129 for H1B petitions during these sessions.

Attendance in these workshops is encouraged by the USCIS for all parties engaged in the H1B registration and petition filing process. It said that dates and further details were available on the website for upcoming national engagements.