H-1B Visa Registration 2026–27 for Employers - New Fees Compliance Responsibilities, and USCIS Selection Changes

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.

• 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

• 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

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.

• All Employers interested in the Visa process
• Business Owners who plan to sponsor foreign workers
• Company Leadership
• Compliance professionals
• HR Professionals.

Margie Faulk is a senior level human resources professional with over 15 years of HR management and compliance experience. A current Compliance Advisor for HR Compliance Solutions, LLC, Margie, has worked as an HR Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public and Non-profit sectors.  Margie has provided small to large businesses with risk management strategies that protect companies and reduces potential workplace fines and penalties from violation of employment regulations. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural.

Margie’s area of expertise includes Criminal Background Screening Policies and auditing, I-9 document correction and storage compliance, Immigration compliance, employee handbook development, policy development, sexual harassment investigations/certified training, SOX regulations, payroll compliance, compliance consulting, monitoring US-based federal, state and local regulations, employee relations issues, internal investigations, HR management, compliance consulting, internal/external audits, and performance management.
Margie is a speaker and accomplished trainer and has created and presented compliance seminars/webinars for over 16 US and International compliance institutes. Margie has testified as a compliance subject matter expert (SME) for several regulatory agencies and against regulatory agencies, thank goodness not on the same day. Margie offers compliance training to HR professionals, business owners, and leadership to ensure compliance with workplace and regulations. 
Margie’s unique training philosophy includes providing free customized tools for all attendees. These tools are customized and have been proven to be part an effective risk management strategy. Some of the customized tools include the I-9 Self Audit. Correction and Storage program, Ban the Box Decision Matrix Policy that Employers can provide in a dispute for allegations, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Compliance Guide, Drug-Free Workplace Volatile Termination E-Book and other compliance program tools when attendees register and attend Margie’s trainings.
Margie holds professional human resources certification (PHR) from the HR Certification Institution (HRCI) and SHRM-CP certification from the Society for Human Resources Management. Margie is a member of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE).