Summary of a teleconference for H-2A petitioners on prohibited fees
USCIS released the summary of a teleconference for H-2A petitioners on prohibited fees. The summary includes information about H-2A regulations on prohibited fees, how USCIS…
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DOL changes wage guidelines for H-2A agricultural visas.
The Department of Labor finalized changes to the H-2A agricultural visa program on Friday to replace prevailing wage guidelines and permit businesses to stagger the entry of…
DHS and DOL pull immigration rules after Biden orders freeze.
the Biden administration delayed asylum restrictions and walked back rules revising aspects of the H-2A and H-1B programs, following a freeze on new regulations. On Wednesday, the…
DHS and DOL pull immigration rules after Biden orders freeze.
the Biden administration delayed asylum restrictions and walked back rules revising aspects of the H-2A and H-1B programs, following a freeze on new regulations. On Wednesday, the…
OFLC Announces Updates to Implementation of the H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for Non-Range Occupations Final Rule
In response to a December 23, 2020, district court order in United Farm Workers, et al. v. DOL, et. al. that enjoined DOL from implementing the DOL final…
DHS Publishes Notice of Eligible H-2A and H-2B Countries for 2021
DHS published a notice of the 81 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A program and the 80 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2B program. The designations are effective January 19, 2021, and shall be without effect after January 18, 2022. Changes include adding the Philippines to the list of countries eligible to participate in the H-2B program, no longer designating the Independent State of Samoa and Tonga as eligible countries for the H-2A and H-2B programs, and no longer designating Mongolia as an eligible country for the H-2A program.
DHS has temporarily changed H-2A rules to minimize disruption of agriculture caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
DHS has temporarily changed H-2A rules to minimize disruption of agriculture caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
H-2A or H-2B pending
Along with: In an effort to help mitigate delays associated with connecting State Workforce Agency (SWA) documentation to the employer’s pending H-2A or H-2B application…
DOL Announces Changes to Its iCERT System for H-2A and H-2B Programs
For FY2017, more than 83 percent of H-2A applications and approximately 94 percent of H-2B applications were submitted electronically through the iCERT System with very…
California Crops Rot as Immigration Crackdown Creates Farmworker Shortage
Fortune reports that a shortage of migrant workers is resulting in lost crops in California, triggering losses of more than $13 million in two California counties…
USCIS Alert: H-2B Returning Workers Are Exempt from the FY2016 H-2B Cap
USCIS advised stakeholders that, effective December 18, 2015, H-2B workers identified as “returning workers” are exempted from the FY2016 annual H-2B cap of 66,000 visas, pursuant…
H2A electronic approvals
Beginning on May 11, 2016, USCIS will use a new process to send electronic approval information for H-2A petitions to DOS by the end of…