So, the H1B registration period is now over and complete. Watch this video and I'll tell
you what next and how to handle the new H1B season filing process. See on the other side.
Hello, everybody. My name is Jacob Sapochnick and I’m an immigration attorney located
in San Diego, California. If you're here for the first time, click that bell to be notified
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you follow me there too. In this video, we're going to talk about what happens after you
selected in the H1B registration. Today is April 1st and the results of the registration
were released a few days ago and I want to update you on what to do next and a few little
tips that I can provide you. So first of all, the results of the registration have started
to be released already on March 30th. We started to get the emails with the notifications,
they actually look like a form that states one of three things. So, whether the case
is submitted, selected, or denied. So, let's go over each one of those results. So, if
the case is submitted, it means that your case most likely was not selected in the lottery.
And they said they're going to keep the submission until the end of the fiscal year, just late
September. We don't know why they’re going to do it. Maybe there's going to be another
selection in the future. But for the moment, that's what it is. The second is selected,
which means that, congratulations, you won the lottery. And now, basically, people that
were selected have many days from April 1st, so essentially from today, to file the full
completed H1B applications. And the third option is rejected. What does it mean? Rejected
means that either employers filed multiple applications for the same person, or sometimes
people make mistakes. We had a case with an employer where the employer registered the
employee herself, and then didn't tell our office and then we also registered the person,
and that person was rejected. So, something like that, or people register the person then
cancelled and then re-registered, and then the government counted the registration twice.
Small glitches like that that happened but when a case is rejected, it means it's probably
a double registration. So, for those that were selected, it's really, really important
to act fast and act with care. Meaning that now that you have the right to file the case,
it's important to do everything correctly. Make sure you have all the documents in place.
Make sure you have proof of their education if it's a person that is filing based on claiming
credentials, make sure that everything's there, transcripts. If you're filing as a consultant,
make sure you've got all your client documents, contracts in there. It's important to get
the LCAs done correctly right now with with the Coronavirus. A lot of people are working
from home, we're still waiting for guidance to understand from the government how that
is going to impact whether we need to have an amendment for LCAs after the original filings.
All these things, we are still kind of waiting to hear. But the idea is that now, that you
are… those that were selected, we'd rather have those cases filed earlier than later
even though we have 90 days and we file them as soon as possible. So, make sure you have
all the documents in place. If the degree needs to be evaluated, make sure you get the
evaluation on time. Make sure you go through all the forms you have the updated forms.
We had some changes so make that the forms are also updated. And the key is that unlike
in previous years, we do have some time to focus on creating better cases. Before, we
had to focus and do everything in one day and file it. Now, we have time to focus and
put together strong cases. So once again, if you are selected, we had a lot of employers
who filed the registration themselves and now they're seeking attorneys to help them.
If you're one of those employers, make sure you find an attorney that can help you. Make
sure you have all the documents that you need to provide to the attorney to be able to file
the case. And the key is that we have no idea how it's… what's going to happen after those
cases are filed, how they're going to be processing them. But the good news is that we’re passed
the registration the first time, 2020. We know what it looks like. It wasn't such a
bad process. The system did not crash. And overall, we're happy with the handling of
USCIS aside from minor kinks. So, for those of you guys who are selected, congratulations.
If you do need an attorney to help you with your case you know where to find us. If you
have any questions as to what to expect next, please post them in the comments below. And
I'll make more videos on H1B filings as we continue the process. Thanks for watching,
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