H-2 Visa

Release Date 

04/18/2024

Release Date 

12/12/2022

Release Date: October 12, 2022

Increase Will Help Address the Need for Seasonal Workers and Reduce Irregular Migration

Release Date 

08/19/2021

As of Aug. 13, 2021, USCIS has received enough petitions for returning workers to reach the additional 22,000 H-2B visas made available under the FY 2021 H-2B supplemental visa temporary final rule. USCIS will reject and return any cap-subject petitions for H-2B returning workers received after Aug. 13, together with any accompanying fees.

The NPWC is experiencing an unprecedented number of prevailing wage determination requests (PWDRs) for H-2B labor certifications, many of which include surveys. The lingering effect of the government shutdown, coupled with the complexity of reviewing new surveys, has resulted in increasing wait times for PWDs with survey requests. Employers' needs may not be able to accommodate the longer processing times, although the NPWC is working to reduce the processing time of these surveys as quickly as possible.

• [Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
  [Rules and Regulations]
  [Pages 69541-69543]
  From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
  [FR Doc No: 2013-27693]

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  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

  Employment and Training Administration

  20 CFR Part 655

  RIN 1205-AB65

  Labor Certification Process for Logging Employment and Non-H-2A
  Agricultural Employment

The Department of Labor’s Office of Foreign Labor Certification has announced that it will stop sending Adobe PDF copies of approved Temporary Labor Certifications (TLCs) to H-2A employers and authorized representatives on Nov. 18, 2013.

With the reopening of the federal government, USCIS has been informed that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification is once again accepting and processing applications, including Temporary Labor Certifications (TLCs).

With the reopening of the federal government, USCIS has been informed that the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification is once again accepting and processing applications, including Temporary Labor Certifications (TLCs).

As a result of the unique perishable nature of agricultural commodities in the H-2A program, OFLC will temporarily (for a period not to exceed 30 days) implement the following mailing procedure: