April 2013
Update on Suspension of Adjudication of Most H-2B Petitions Following Court Order
04/03/2013
February 2013
H-2A and H-2B -Signature Requirements For Electronically Filed Temporary Labor Certifications and the H Classification Supplement to Form I-129
02/21/2013
March 2012
USCIS Grants Temporary Extension of Accommodation for Sheepherders in H-2A Status
03/20/2012
January 2012
USCIS Announces 58 Countries Whose Nationals are Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Participation
01/17/2012
March 2011
USCIS Seeks Public Comments on New Prevailing Wage Rates for H-2B Construction Workers in Guam
03/16/2011
January 2011
New Countries Eligible to Participate in H-2A and H-2B Programs
01/14/2011
February 2010
USCIS Provides Details on H-1B and H-2B Cap Exemptions for Work Performed in the CNMI and Guam Questions and Answers
02/05/2010
December 2009
USCIS Grants One-Time Accommodation for Sheepherders in H-2A Status
Three-year limitation of stay begins on Jan. 17, 2009 when H-2A final rule became effective
12/31/2009
August 2009
Clarification Regarding H-2B Petitions Filed by Certain Associations on Behalf of Their Members
USCIS would like to clarify to associations and their members certain regulatory requirements for filing petitions for H-2B classification on behalf of foreign workers.
08/28/2009
USCIS to Accept New H-2B Fiscal Year 2009 Petitions
Employers Encouraged to Use Premium Processing Need to File with Labor Certification
08/06/2009
Questions and Answers: USCIS Reopens Fiscal Year 2009 H-2B Petition Filing Period
08/06/2009
January 2009
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2009
01/08/2009
December 2008
USCIS Finalizes Streamlining Procedures for H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker Program
12/18/2008
Questions and Answers: USCIS Finalizes Streamlining Procedures for H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Worker Program
12/18/2008
Questions and Answers: USCIS Finalizes Changes to Improve the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program
Changes will Assist Employers of Temporary Agricultural Workers
12/11/2008
USCIS Finalizes Streamlining Procedures for H-2A Program
12/11/2008
August 2008
USCIS Proposes Changes to Improve the H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Worker Program
08/15/2008
USCIS PROPOSES CHANGES TO IMPROVE THE H-2B TEMPORARY NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROGRAM (46KB PDF)
WASHINGTON¿U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today a series of proposed rule changes that will streamline procedures for hiring workers under the H-2B program.
08/15/2008
July 2008
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of Fiscal Year 2009
07/30/2008
March 2008
USCIS Extends Comment Period For Proposed Change to H-2A Program (47KB PDF)
03/28/2008
February 2008
January 2008
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2008 (46KB PDF)
01/03/2008
November 2007
USCIS Centralizes Filing for H-2A Petitions (27KB PDF)
11/09/2007
October 2007
Update: USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2008 (36KB PDF)
10/01/2007
August 2007
December 2006
USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap For First Half of Fiscal Year 2007 (27KB PDF)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first six months of Fiscal Year 2007 (FY 2007). USCIS is hereby notifying the public that November 28, 2006 is the ¿final receipt date¿ for new H-2B worker petitions requesting employment start dates prior to April 1, 2007.
12/05/2006
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