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H-2B Visas Increase and Portability

By Jessica Feinstein on June 29, 2021
Posted in Immigration

To help employers dealing with labor shortages due to the limits on H-2B temporary, seasonal visas, a new rule published by the Department of Labor (DOL) increases the H-2B numerical limits. DOL also released a rule that allows H-2B nonimmigrant workers already in the United States to begin work immediately with a new employer…

More H-2B Visas to be Released, DHS Announces

By Jessica Feinstein on April 22, 2021
Posted in Immigration

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it plans to release 22,000 more H-2B visas in addition to the 66,000 H-2B visas available annually, reserving 6,000 for the Northern Triangle countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

U.S. employers may bring foreign nationals to this country to fill temporary, non-agricultural jobs in H-2B…

Department of State Proposes to End B-1 in Lieu of H-1B Visa

By Jessica Feinstein on October 22, 2020
Posted in Immigration

The B-1 in lieu of H-1B visa has been used by international companies to bring employees who remain on payrolls abroad to the United States for short periods of time (generally fewer than six months) to do professional level work that benefits the company abroad. Through the rulemaking process, the Department of State is proposing…

Filings for H-1B Visas Up 25% from Previous Year

By Jessica Feinstein on April 3, 2020
Posted in Immigration

Between March 1 and March 20, 2020, 275,000 individuals were entered into USCIS’ new electronic pre-registration system to obtain an H-1B for the 2020-2021 fiscal year. This is a nearly 25% increase over last year’s filings.

While it is hard to judge what led to the apparent increase in demand, the change may be a…

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