Archive for the ‘H-2B Visa’ 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 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, h-2b | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a list of Question and Answers regarding the H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions for work performed in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and Guam. The Q&As cover details of H-1B and H-2B cap exemptions contemplated under the Consolidated Natural ...
Posted in CNMI, CNRA, DHS, H-1B Visa, H-1B and H-2B Cap Exemptions, H-2B Visa, INA, Immigration and Nationality Act, Natural Resources Act of 2008, Non-Immigrant Visas, Northern Mariana Islands, Q&As, 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 Visa, ICE, Indian Guest Workers, Lawsuit, Non-Immigrant Visas, Signal International, The New York Times, USCIS, Victims of Trafficking and Labor Abuse, h-2b | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the DHS Secretary, in consultation with Department of State (DOS) Secretary has identified 39 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs for the coming year. Renewed every ...
Posted in DHS, DOS, H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs, H-2B Visa, Nationals of 39 Countries can Participate, Non-Immigrant Visas, USCIS | 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 Program Reforms Act of 2009, H-2B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, Rep. Ms. Zoe LofGren of California, USCIS, h-2b | No Comments »
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
According to the latest H-1B update issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), approximately 61,100 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed as of December 04, 2009. USCIS has approved sufficient number of advanced degree petitions to meet the exemption limit of 20,000 this year. However, USCIS will continue ...
Posted in December 04, H-1B 2010, H-1B Visa, H-2B Visa, Non-Immigrant Visas, 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 Visa, H-B1, Immigrant Visas, LC, Labor Certification Regulations, NPWHC, Non-Immigrant Visas, OFLC, PWD, h-2b | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have issued a clarification regarding H-2B petitions filed by certain associations on behalf of their members. The purpose of this clarification is to inform public about filing requirements so that unnecessary denials of individual petitions that may be otherwise approvable can be avoided. ...
Posted in Filing Requirements, H-2B Classification, H-2B Visa, Individual Petitions, Industry Association, Master Petition, Self-Employed, Short-Term Employment, Unnecessary Denials | No Comments »
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Discussing travel and visa expenses of H-2B workers under the Foreign Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Department of Labor Deputy Administrator, John McKeon issued a Field Assistance Bulletin to Regional Administrators and District Directors. This Bulletin is published in light of the Wage and Hour Department’s (WHD’s) new enforcement authority ...
Posted in Agricultural Growers, FLSA, Field Assistance Bulletin, Foreign Labor Standards Act, H-2B Visa, Minimum Wage, Non-Immigrant Visas, Preamble Interpretations, Transport Facilities, Travel and Visa Expenses | No Comments »
Monday, August 10th, 2009
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) have resumed accepting applications for the fiscal year 2009 H-2B foreign temporary worker visa after receiving far fewer petitions from US employers. The purpose of reopening the filing period is to allow employers to file additional petitions for qualified H-2B temporary foreign nonagricultural workers. ...
Posted in Adjudication Time Frame, Form I-907, H-2B Visa, Hire a Foreign National, Non-Premium Processing, Short-Time Employment, USCIS Announcements | No Comments »
