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H-2B Cap Reached for Additional Returning Workers for First Half of Fiscal Year 2025

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that as of January 7, 2025, the additional returning H-2B worker allotment of 20,716 visas for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2025 (October 1, 2024, to March...more

1/16/2025 / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Department of Labor (DOL) , Final Rules , Foreign Nationals , Foreign Workers , H-2B , Immigration Procedures , USCIS , Visas

OFLC Announces H-2B Assignment Groups for First Half of FY 2025

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has released assignment groups for H-2B applications requesting an employment start date of October 1, 2024....more

7/17/2024 / Department of Labor (DOL) , H2-B Visas , Immigration Procedures , OFLC , Visa Applications , Visas

H-2B Cap Met for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that as of March 7, 2024, the H-2B cap had been reached for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2024....more

3/15/2024 / H-2B , Highly-Skilled Workers Visa , Immigration Procedures , USCIS , Visa Caps , Visas

H-2B Cap Reached for Additional Returning Workers for First Half of Fiscal Year 2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that as of January 9, 2024, the additional returning H-2B worker allotment of 20,716 visas for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2024 (October 1, 2023, to...more

1/17/2024 / Foreign Workers , H-2B , Immigration Procedures , USCIS , Visa Caps , Visas

Additional H-2B Numbers to Be Made Available for Fiscal Year 2024

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) have announced that they plan to make an additional 64,716 H-2B visas available for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The announcement should bring...more

11/7/2023 / Corporate Counsel , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Department of Labor (DOL) , Foreign Nationals , H2-B Visas , Immigration Procedures , Visas

H-2B Cap Met for First Half of Fiscal Year 2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that as of October 11, 2023, the H-2B cap for nonagricultural workers had been reached for the first half of fiscal year 2024....more

10/19/2023 / Foreign Nationals , H-2B , Immigration Procedures , Non-Immigrant Visas , USCIS , Visa Caps , Visas

DHS Proposes Modernization of H-2 Framework

On the heels of the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcing plans to revise its H-2A program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing amendments to its H-2A and H-2B regulations. The proposed changes would...more

9/26/2023 / Comment Period , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , H-2A , H-2B , Immigration Procedures , Proposed Amendments , Proposed Rules , Rulemaking Process , Visas

DOL Proposes Revisions to the H-2A Visa Program

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that it is working to update and improve the protections available to H-2A workers. The proposed changes would include both worker protection measures and compliance and...more

9/19/2023 / Agricultural Sector , Agricultural Workers , Comment Period , Department of Labor (DOL) , H-2A , Proposed Amendments , Visas

Supplemental H-2B Cap for Returning Workers Reached for Early Second Half of Fiscal Year 2023

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that as of March 30, 2023, the supplemental H-2B cap for returning workers had been reached for the early second half of fiscal year (FY) 2023. As part...more

4/10/2023 / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Department of Labor (DOL) , Foreign Workers , H-2B , USCIS , Visa Caps , Visas

DHS Uses the Power of Policy to Alter Immigration Without Legislation

Efforts to reform our nation’s immigration system through legislation are frequently contentious and can become embroiled in larger legislative debates that make the passage of a bill into law a complicated process and,...more

10/16/2017 / Corporate Counsel , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) , Green Cards , H-1B , H-4 Spouses , Immigration Procedures , J-1 Visas , USCIS , Visas

Natalie McEwan

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

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