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 the second half of FY 2013 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000. As of the last count (8/30/13); 27,649 beneficiaries have been…
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H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 8/23/13
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 the second half of FY 2013 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000. As of the last count (8/23/13); 27,508 beneficiaries have been…
Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 8/20/13 with processing dates as of 6/30/13. 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…
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 8/9/13
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 the second half of FY 2013 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000. As of the last count (8/9/13); 27,168 beneficiaries have been…
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times – 8/12/13
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of August 12, 2013. If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case. Administrative Appeals Office The processing time for an I-129 H-1B Appeal is current;…
Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 8/2/13 with processing dates as of 5/31/13. 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…
H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 8/5/13
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 the second half of FY 2013 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000. As of the last count (8/2/13); 26,860 beneficiaries have been…
USCIS Annual Reports to Congress on H-1B Petitions & Characteristics
The American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA) requires the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to report annually on the characteristics of H-1B petitioners. They have released two reports which are listed below. The first report released by USCIS is “Report on H-1B Petitions for Fiscal Year…
OFLC’s Updated Factsheets, Third Quarter FY2013
The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has released updated factsheets containing Third Quarter FY2013 selected program statistics. These factsheets contain vision representations of the data by using graphs and tables, which makes them much easier to read and understand. I have provided the links to…
Updated Service Center Processing Times
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 7/19/13 with processing dates as of 5/31/13. 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…