USCIS, Feb. 5, 2016 - "H-2B Returning Workers Exempted from the H-2B Cap for Fiscal Year 2016 H-2B Employers Urged to Identify Returning Workers when Filing Petitions Effective December 18, 2015, H-2B workers identified as “returning...
"On June 5, 2015, USCIS announced that it had reopened the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of FY 2015. USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach that cap. June 11, 2015 was the final receipt date for new H-2B worker...
"AILA sent the following message to USCIS, asking the agency to resume processing of H-2B petitions already filed, and to accept and process H-2B petitions supported by temporary labor certifications issued prior to March 4, 2015. Dear Director Rodríguez...
"This policy memorandum (PM) provides additional guidance regarding how Immigration Services Officers (ISOs) should determine periods of admission for a foreign national. Specifically, this PM clarifies that time spent as an H-4 dependent does not count against...
"If an H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B petitioner submits evidence establishing that the primary reason for failing to timely file an extension of stay or change of status request was due to the government shutdown, USCIS will consider the government shutdown as an extraordinary...
DOL has updated its FAQ on Apr. 25, 2013. USCIS resumes adjudication of H-2B petitions.
"As announced by USCIS on April 2, 2013, USCIS has temporarily suspended adjudication of certain Form I-129 H-2B petitions for temporary non-agricultural workers while the government considers appropriate action in response to the Court order entered March...
On March 21, 2013 the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania enjoined and vacated the 2008 Wage Rule . As of March 22, 2013, DOL began to " hold[...]in abeyance the issuance of final determinations on most pending H-2B applications...
"Under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may approve petitions for H–2A and H–2B nonimmigrant status only for nationals of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the concurrence...
"Under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may approve petitions for H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant status only for nationals of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the concurrence...