Homeland Security Department Docket USCIS-2026-0298 Proposed Rule

C1-2026-17324: Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions

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What this rule does

This proposed regulation includes a correction to data regarding fees for certain H-1B visa petitions. It provides updated statistics on the number of H-1B receipt applications and the cap-subject receipts for fiscal years 2021 through 2025.

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The rule, in full

312 words as published, September 10, 2026. View the original →

Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 174 (Thursday, September 10, 2026)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 57516] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: C1-2026-17324] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 174 / Thursday, September 10, 2026 / Proposed Rules [[Page 57516]] DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 8 CFR Part 106 [CIS No. 2861-26; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0298] RIN 1615-AD20 Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions Correction In proposed rule document 2026-17324 published on pages 54817-54839 in the issue of Tuesday, August 25, 2026, make the following correction: On pages 54834 and 54835, Table 13 should read as follows. Table 13--Receipts Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, H-1B for FY 2021 Through FY 2025 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiscal year Total receipts Cap-subject receipts * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021............................................................... 398,281 79,903 2022............................................................... 474,292 111,269 2023............................................................... 386,593 74,759 2024............................................................... 427,314 111,108 2025............................................................... 456,726 106,711 5-year Total................................................... 2,143,206 483,750 -------------------------------------------- 5-year Annual Average.......................................... 428,641 96,750 -------------------------------------------- FY 2024 through FY 2025 Total.................................. 884,040 217,819 -------------------------------------------- FY 2024 through FY 2025 Annual Average......................... 442,020 108,910 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: DHS, USCIS, Office of Performance and Quality (OPQ); ELIS and CLAIMS3 databases, queried Mar. 2026, PAER0020722. * The basis for classification is ``new employment'' and numerical limitation information is ``Cap H-1B Bachelor's Degree'' and ``Cap H-1B U.S. Master's Degree or Higher''. Fiscal year of receipt and the fiscal year of the cap may differ, resulting in year-to-year deviations shown. These deviations are smoothed out by the average estimates. [FR Doc. C1-2026-17324 Filed 9-9-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 0099-10-D

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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