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.
The H-2B cap limit for first half of FY 2013 (October 1 – March 31) is 33,000. As of the last count (11/23/2012); 9,759 beneficiaries have been approved and 1,654 are still pending for a total of 11,413.
For further details read, “Cap Count for H-2B Nonimmigrants“
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has provided FY2012 statistics in the form of program factsheets for each of the major immigration programs. These updated FY2012 statistics cover October 2011 through September 16, 2012. The link to each program factsheet is listed below.
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on May 16, 2012 with processing dates as of March 31, 2012.
If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
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Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on January 25, 2012 with processing dates as of November 30, 2011.
If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
As of October 24, 2011 –
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification is providing this update to the public on its plans for becoming current on issuing prevailing wage determinations:
PERM: Week of October 23, 2011 H-1B: Week of November 6, 2011 H-2B: Week of December 18, 2011
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has updated the count of H2B Visa petitions received by the USCIS for the second half of FY2011 and first half of FY2012.
As of August 12, 2011, USCIS receipted 30,810 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the second half of Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. This count includes 29,736 approved petitions and 1,074 pending petitions. The second half of FY2011 runs from (April 1, 2011 – September 30, 2011).
As of August 12, 2011, USCIS receipted 3,260 petitions toward the 33,000 H-2B cap amount for the first half of Fiscal Year (FY) 2012. This count includes 2,516 approved petitions and 744 pending petitions. The first half of FY2012 runs from (October 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012).
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Question #1 – Temporary Work Visa – H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa
How many H-1B nonimmigrant visas remain under the CAP for FY2012 beginning October 1, 2011?
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After an investigation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security (HSI) Sophia Manuel and Alfonso Baldonado Jr. were sentenced in a forced labor conspiracy on December 10.
It was uncovered during the investigation that Manuel and Baldonado Jr., owners of Quality Staffing Services Corporation, were forcing 39 Filipino nationals to work in country clubs and hotels around Southeast Florida. The pair first made the Filipino nationals pay up-front recruitment fees, which they knew they didn’t have so the Filipino nationals were already in debt. Then, when they no longer wanted to work, Manuel and Baldonado threatened to arrest and deport them. The nonpayment of debts is very serious in the Philippines and the two knew they could use that against the workers to stay. Manuel was sentenced to 78 months in prison not only for her crimes against the Filipino nationals but she also admitted to making false statements on a form filed with the US Department of Labor. Baldonado was sentenced to 51 months in prison.
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