The FY 2027 H-1B cap season brought a short registration window and higher costs for sponsoring employers. This 90-minute H-1B registration webinar explains the timeline, the $215 USCIS registration fee and the move to a wage-weighted selection framework that may favor higher-paid roles.
You'll also look at fee changes that affect budgets and strategy: a possible $100,000 supplemental fee for certain cases, mainly those processed at a consulate, and premium processing fees of $2,965 from March 1, 2026.
Immigration policy and agency processes keep shifting, and early 2026 announcements touched immigrant visa processing, the H-1B specialty occupation program and premium processing. The session helps HR and compliance teams plan with that in mind.
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?
Demand for H-1B workers keeps growing, but the annual cap is still 85,000 visas, so selection stays highly competitive. Sponsorship now works more like a controlled lottery with strict eligibility rules, documentation expectations and closer scrutiny.
Recent policy messaging also raises concern that the program could be used to swap U.S. workers for lower-paid labor instead of adding to the workforce. Employers, business owners, company leaders, HR and compliance professionals need to understand this climate because it can shape compliance reviews and adjudication trends.
AREA COVERED
- Why H-1B visas are a challenge for employers hiring foreign workers
- How the White House executive order set the focus for visas
- The H-1B registration timeline, fees and employer obligations under the latest USCIS rules
- Why the $100,000 fee was introduced
- How the lottery affects which applicants are selected
- The beneficiary-centric selection process and wage-based effects on workforce planning and compliance
- HR, legal and compliance risks for multi-state and global employers sponsoring H-1B professionals
- How employers need to adapt to the new fees and guidelines
- What happens to the families of sponsored workers
- Strategies to align H-1B sponsorship with federal, state and international compliance standards
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explain the H-1B registration timeline, fees and employer obligations
- Describe how the executive order and the $100,000 fee affect sponsorship
- Analyze the beneficiary-centric, wage-based selection process and its effect on workforce planning
- Explain how the lottery determines which applicants are selected
- Identify HR, legal and compliance risks for multi-state and global employers
- Adapt sponsorship plans to new fees and guidelines, including the impact on workers' families
- Align H-1B sponsorship with federal, state and international compliance standards
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
- All Employers interested in the Visa process
- Business Owners who plan to sponsor foreign workers
- Company Leadership
- Compliance professionals
- HR Professionals.
Demand for H-1B workers keeps growing, but the annual cap is still 85,000 visas, so selection stays highly competitive. Sponsorship now works more like a controlled lottery with strict eligibility rules, documentation expectations and closer scrutiny.
Recent policy messaging also raises concern that the program could be used to swap U.S. workers for lower-paid labor instead of adding to the workforce. Employers, business owners, company leaders, HR and compliance professionals need to understand this climate because it can shape compliance reviews and adjudication trends.
- Why H-1B visas are a challenge for employers hiring foreign workers
- How the White House executive order set the focus for visas
- The H-1B registration timeline, fees and employer obligations under the latest USCIS rules
- Why the $100,000 fee was introduced
- How the lottery affects which applicants are selected
- The beneficiary-centric selection process and wage-based effects on workforce planning and compliance
- HR, legal and compliance risks for multi-state and global employers sponsoring H-1B professionals
- How employers need to adapt to the new fees and guidelines
- What happens to the families of sponsored workers
- Strategies to align H-1B sponsorship with federal, state and international compliance standards
- Explain the H-1B registration timeline, fees and employer obligations
- Describe how the executive order and the $100,000 fee affect sponsorship
- Analyze the beneficiary-centric, wage-based selection process and its effect on workforce planning
- Explain how the lottery determines which applicants are selected
- Identify HR, legal and compliance risks for multi-state and global employers
- Adapt sponsorship plans to new fees and guidelines, including the impact on workers' families
- Align H-1B sponsorship with federal, state and international compliance standards
- All Employers interested in the Visa process
- Business Owners who plan to sponsor foreign workers
- Company Leadership
- Compliance professionals
- HR Professionals.