USCIS, May 31, 2022 "Under the recently announced H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule increasing the cap by up to 35,000 additional H-2B nonimmigrant visas through the end of fiscal year (FY) 2022, USCIS has received enough petitions to... Read More
OFLC, May 27, 2022 "The Department of Labor Clarifies Method of Contacting AFL-CIO Required Under the Rule Increasing the Number of H-2B Visas Available in the Second Half of Fiscal Year 2022 The U.S. Departments of Labor and Homeland Security... Read More
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 96 / Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Numerical Limitation for Second Half of FY 2022 for the H–2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for... Read More
USCIS, May 16, 2022 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced today the availability of an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas during the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022... Read More
Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, Mar. 31, 2022 "The Biden administration, responding to an increasing demand for temporary workers, announced on Thursday that it would make an additional 35,000 seasonal worker visas available for American businesses... Read More
DHS, Mar. 31, 2022 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) today announced the forthcoming publication of a joint temporary final rule to make available an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker... Read More
OFLC, Mar. 18, 2022 "OFLC Announces a Webinar on March 23, 2022 to Provide H-2B Prevailing Wage Determination General Filing Tips and Survey Basics for Surveyors As part of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification's (OFLC) on-going efforts... Read More
USCIS, Mar. 1, 2022 "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. Feb. 25, 2022, was the final receipt date for new cap-subject... Read More
OFLC, Feb. 23, 2022 "Office of Foreign Labor Certification Publishes Annual Update to Allowable Charges for Agricultural Workers' Meals and for Travel Subsistence Reimbursement, Including Lodging The Employment and Training Administration... Read More
DHS, Jan. 27, 2022 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) today announced the availability of 20,000 additional H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2022. These... Read More
DOL, Jan. 12, 2022 "OFLC Announces 60-Day Public Comment Period on the Form ETA-9142B and Related Forms for the H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Program The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published a 60-day notice in the Federal... Read More
DOL, Jan. 7, 2022 "OFLC Publishes List of Randomized H-2B Applications Submitted January 1-3 for Employers Seeking H-2B Workers Starting April 1, 2022. To keep the public informed regarding the submission and assignment of H-2B applications for... Read More
DOL, Jan. 3, 2022 "During the first two days of the H-2B peak filing season, employers filed 6,943 applications in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway System requesting more than 120,879 worker positions with an April 1, 2022, or later, work... Read More
Kristin Schwab, Marketplace, Dec. 21, 2021 "For the first time, the federal government is expanding the cap on H-2B visas available for the winter season — by 60%. For employers looking to hire seasonal workers on or before March 31, some... Read More
DHS, Dec. 20, 2021 "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) today announced the forthcoming publication of a joint temporary final rule to make available an additional 20,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker... Read More