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May 12, 2009
The H-2B visa program is vital to America’s small businesses and thus to America’s economic recovery. Even in this tough economic time, seasonal positions remain unfilled, leaving these businesses desperately in need of workers. Unlike the hiring of American workers, small business owners must go through a tough application process to hire foreign workers through the H-2B program. Without access to more temporary H-2B workers, many small businesses will be extremely short-staffed this year and could be forced to close. For small businesses, relief must come now so that America’s employers can get the seasonal temporary workers they need to help in America’s economic recovery.
USCIS Urges H-2A and H-2B Petitioners to Use the New Form I-129
March 26, 2009
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) remind employers who participate in the H-2A agricultural temporary worker program and the H-2B nonagricultural temporary worker program to use the new Form I-129, “Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker,” which contains the H Classification Supplement.
DHS’ Notice of H-2B Eligible Countries
February 6, 2009
The DHS, in accordance with its final rule ‘Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2B Nonimmigrants’ published in the Federal Register on December 19, 2008, has published the list of countries that are important for the operation of the H-2B visa program and are cooperative in repatriation of its citizens, subjects, nationals or residents who are subject to a final order of removal from the United States.
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2009
January 8, 2009
The USCIS, on January 08, 2009, announced that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H2B cap for the second half of Fiscal Year 2009. USCIS will reject the H2B visa petitions for new workers seeking employment start dates prior to October 1, 2009 that arrive after Jan. 7, 2009. If deemed necessary, USCIS may apply a computer-generated random selection process to all the H2B visa petitions that are subject to the cap and received on Jan. 7, 2009 in order to select the number of H2B visa petitions needed to meet the cap.
H2B Cap for the Second Half of the Fiscal Year to Reach Soon
January 7, 2009
The USCIS recently updated the count of H-2B petitions received and counted towards the H2B cap for the second half of the fiscal year 2009. As of January 5, 2009, 36,319 H2B visa petitions have been counted towards the 33,000 cap for the second half of FY 2009. Out of the total 36,319 H2B visa petitions, 20,687 beneficiaries have been approved while 15,632 are pending.
H2B Cap for the Second Half of the Fiscal Year to Reach Soon
December 29, 2008
The USCIS updated the count of H2B petitions received and counted towards the H2B cap for the second half of the fiscal year 2009. As of December 29, 2008, 29,702 H2B Visa petitions have been counted towards the 33,000 cap for the second half of FY 2009. Out of the total 29, 702 H2B Visa Petitions, 15,764 beneficiaries have been approved while 13, 938 are pending.
December 23, 2008
The USCIS updated the count of H-2B visa petitions received and counted towards the H-2B cap for the second half of the fiscal year 2009. As of December 19, 2008, 27,111 visa petitions have been counted towards the 33,000 cap for the second half of FY 2009.
December 19, 2008
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a final rule that enhances workers' protections and modernizes the application process under the H-2B temporary labor certification program. These changes and others finalized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security fulfill the administration's August 2007 pledge to review and update the foreign worker program regulations. The H-2B final rule will go into effect Jan. 18, 2009.
DHS Published Final Rule on Changes to H-2B Visa Regulations
December 19, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a final rule on Changes to H-2B visa regulations. This final H-2B rule amends Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations regarding temporary nonagricultural workers, and their U.S. employers, within the H-2B nonimmigrant classification. The final rule removes certain limitations on H-2B employers and adopts streamlining measures in order to facilitate the lawful employment of foreign temporary nonagricultural workers. This rule is effective January 18, 2009.
USCIS to Streamline H-2B Visa Procedures
December 18, 2008
The USCIS, on December 18, 2008, announced that it has submitted to the Federal Register a Final Rule that will change the requirements affecting H-2B beneficiaries and their employers. The Final Rule will facilitate the process by which employers hire workers to participate in the H-2B visa program.
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- DHS’ Notice of H-2B Eligible Countries
- USCIS Announces that Petitions Reached H-2B Cap for First Half of FY2008
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