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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 half of the fiscal year and 33,000 for the second half for a total of 66,000 per year. If the cap is not reached during the first half of the fiscal year, the extra numbers are then made available for the second half.

The H-2B cap limit for first half of FY 2024 (October 1 – March 31) is 33,000. As of the last count (9/13/23); 21,744 beneficiaries have been approved and 4,036 are pending for a total of 25,780.


The H-2B cap limit for second half of FY 2023 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000. As of the last count (9/13/23); 0 beneficiaries have been approved and 0 are pending for a total of 0.

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The Department of State has released its latest Visa Bulletin.

Click the link to view the October 2023 Visa Bulletin

The monthly Visa Bulletin has changed. The bulletin now summarizes the availability of immigrant numbers during the reported month for: “Application Final Action Dates” (consistent with prior Visa Bulletins) and “Dates for Filing Applications,” indicating when immigrant visa applicants should be notified to assemble and submit required documentation to the National Visa Center using Consular Processing (outside of the US) or file on their own with USCIS Form I-485 (within the US).

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We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.

Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, September 22, 2023. Act now and submit your questions!

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On the USCIS’s Website, webpage, “Citizenship Resource Center”, they have published the U.S. Naturalization Statistics for Fiscal Year 2022! This web-based report is made up of graphs and charts explaining U.S. naturalization patterns in statistical forms! In the last ten years, we as a country have welcomed more than 7.6 million naturalized citizens into this country. 

For further details please review the USCIS Webpage, “Fiscal Year 2022 Naturalization Statistics”. 

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced-on Friday, September the 8th that they were extending the re-registration period for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from 60 days to 18 months for several countries. The countries included in the TPS extension are El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan. For the complete list and the dates of that the extensions run through, please review the USCIS News Alert: DHS Extends TPS Re-registration Periods for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua and Sudan to 18 Months! 

 
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USCIS (uscis.gov), 9/8/23, News Alert: 

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You can check USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) processing times at any time online using the link below, it is on their web site. You will need to select your form number, next select the form category, and last select the office processing your case and they will display a processing time. USCIS has made processing times easier to understand and provides a more realistic date range. 

Check Case Processing Times 

The processing time range is how long it takes for USCIS to process your type of case from the date they received it. USCIS processes cases in the order they receive them, and they normally update this information monthly. The estimated time range displayed is based on data captured over the last two months. 

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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 half of the fiscal year and 33,000 for the second half for a total of 66,000 per year. If the cap is not reached during the first half of the fiscal year, the extra numbers are then made available for the second half.

The H-2B cap limit for first half of FY 2024 (October 1 – March 31) is 33,000. As of the last count (9/7/23); 18,284 beneficiaries have been approved and 3,001 are pending for a total of 21,285.


The H-2B cap limit for second half of FY 2023 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000. As of the last count (9/7/22); 0 beneficiaries have been approved and 0 are pending for a total of 0.

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Question #1 – Employment Based Immigration 

What is the difference between an EB-2 and an EB-3 classification for a Green Card? 

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The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be holding a national conference, “National immigrant integration and citizenship education (NIICE) 2023 conference. (PDF)” on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, between 8:00 am to 5:45 pm (Eastern) and Wednesday, October 18, 2023, between 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (Eastern). USCIS has partnered with the White House Task Force on New Americans (TFNA) and the Interagency Naturalization Working Group (NWG) to present this in-person conference on immigrant integration and citizenship education!

Review the USCIS Upcoming National Engagements Web Page for more details: National immigrant integration and citizenship education (NIICE) 2023 conference. (PDF) 

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