Archive for the ‘H-2A Visa’ Category

Velarde’s Memo on Citizens from Countries not Listed on the H-2A or H-2B Visa Program

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

To allow citizens from countries that are not listed as eligible for H-2A or H-2B classification to utilize them, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Service Center Operations, Chief Barbara Q. Velarde issued a memo to Service Center Directors with some guidelines. In the memo, Velarde clarifies the evidence ...

New Form I-129 for H-2A and H-2B Petitioners

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

The USCIS states that from now on petitioners of H-2A agricultural temporary workers and H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker are required to use new Form I-129 “Non-Immigrant Worker’s Petition.” The final rules for above two categories were published in December 2008 with effective dates of January 17 and 18, 2009 respectively. ...