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Update – Trump Administration to Impose New Rules Targeting H-1B Visas

The Trump administration announced additional immigration reforms on Tuesday, October 6th, making it more difficult for skilled foreign workers to acquire visas, specifically, the H-1b visa. The rule will take effect in 60 days and was done without a public comment period! It was done as an interim final rule…

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USCIS Reaches the H-2B Cap for the Second Half of Fiscal Year 2020

USCIS announced that it has received a sufficient number of H-2B petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap (33,000) for the second half of FY 2020. February 18, 2020 is now the “final receipt date” for cap-subject H-2B worker requesting employment start dates before October 1, 2019. The “final receipt…

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USCIS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be publishing the list of eligible countries for the H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs on January 17, 2020 in the Federal Register. The list of eligible countries was developed by both USCIS and DHS…

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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 11/15/19 – Reaches Cap for the First Half of FY2020

On November 15, 2019, USCIS reached the cap limit for the 1st half of Fiscal Year 2020!   The H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary non-agricultural jobs. There is a cap limit of 33,000 for the first…

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