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USCIS PROPOSES CHANGES TO IMPROVE THE H-2B TEMPORARY NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROGRAM (46KB PDF)
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today a series of proposed rule changes that will streamline procedures for hiring workers under the H-2B program.
08/15/2008

July, 2008

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of Fiscal Year 2009
07/30/2008

March, 2008

USCIS Extends Comment Period For Proposed Change to H-2A Program (47KB PDF)
03/28/2008

February, 2008

USCIS Proposes Streamlining Procedures For H-2A Program (36KB PDF)
02/13/2008

January, 2008

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2008 (46KB PDF)
01/03/2008

November, 2007

USCIS Centralizes Filing for H-2A Petitions (27KB PDF)
11/09/2007

October, 2007

USCIS Announces Centralized Filing Location for the H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program (45KB PDF)
10/17/2007

Update: USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2008 (36KB PDF)
10/01/2007

August, 2007

USCIS Urges H-2B Employers to Continue to Identify "Returning Workers" on Petitions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Start Dates (46KB PDF)
08/02/2007

March, 2007

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year 2007 (27KB PDF)
03/23/2007

December, 2006

USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap For First Half of Fiscal Year 2007 (27KB PDF)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first six months of Fiscal Year 2007 (FY 2007). USCIS is hereby notifying the public that November 28, 2006 is the “final receipt date” for new H-2B worker petitions requesting employment start dates prior to April 1, 2007.
12/05/2006

December, 2004

USCIS Announces Fy 2005 H-2B Processing (145KB PDF)
12/13/2004

November, 2004

USCIS Announces FY 2005 H-2B Processing (123KB PDF)
11/17/2004

March, 2004

USCIS Announces H-2B Procedures - Reaches Cap (96KB PDF)
03/10/2004