Archive for the ‘h-2b’ Category
Friday, February 12th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have published a memorandum regarding the numerical limitation exemption for temporary workers in H nonimmigrant classifications employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. The memorandum provides guidance for processing and adjudicating Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker filed ...
Posted in CNMI, Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (CNRA), DHS, Form I-129, Guam, H-1B, H-1B Visa, h-2b, H-2B Visa, Memorandum, Non-Immigrant Visas, Numerical Limitation Exemption for Temporary Workers in H Nonimmigrant Classifications Employed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, Specialty Occupation, Temporary Nonagricultural Workers, USCIS | No Comments »
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
The latest testimony in a lawsuit filed by the Indian H-2B workers against the company, Signal International has brought the Guest Worker Program flaws to the fore. The Signal International hired these foreign workers with the help of U.S. and Indian recruiters, reports The New York Times. The company claims ...
Posted in DHS, Guest Worker Program, h-2b, H-2B Visa, ICE, Indian Guest Workers, Lawsuit, Non-Immigrant Visas, Signal International, The New York Times, USCIS, Victims of Trafficking and Labor Abuse | No Comments »
Friday, December 18th, 2009
The H-2B Program Reform Act of 2009 (Draft) has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Ms. Zoe LofGren of California. The Act proposes to amend Section 212(o) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. It contemplates a mandatory registration of H-2B employers with the Department of Labor (DOL) ...
Posted in DOL, Draft Introduced in the House of Representatives, h-2b, H-2B Program Reforms Act of 2009, H-2B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, Rep. Ms. Zoe LofGren of California, USCIS | No Comments »
Friday, December 4th, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has published an Advance Copy of Notice in the federal register, stating that in accordance with its labor certification regulations, beginning on January 1, 2010, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), National Prevailing Wage and Helpdesk Center (NPWHC), ...
Posted in Advance Copy of Notice, CNMI, DOL, E-3, Employment and Training Administration, Federal Register, H-1B, H-1B Visa, H-1C, h-2b, H-2B Visa, H-B1, Immigrant Visas, Labor Certification Regulations, LC, Non-Immigrant Visas, NPWHC, OFLC, PWD | No Comments »
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
Last year, the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) published Final Rule on the Labor Certification process and enforcement for H-2B visa category that took effect on January 18, 2009. In order to clarify queries arising from the application of the new regulations, the department published its ...
Posted in DOL, ETA, faqs, form eta-9142, h-2b, H-2B Visa | No Comments »
