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The CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: Joint Webinar with USCIS on its New Fee Rule

On February 27, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) hosted a joint webinar with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on USCIS’ final rule to update certain immigration and naturalization fees (fee rule).

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The CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: Joint Webinar with USCIS on its New Fee Rule

CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: Joint Webinar with USCIS on its New Fee Rule took place Thursday, February 29, 2024, from 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern Time.

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Hoja informativa: EE.UU. ha ampliado las oportunidades de visado de trabajo

Las empresas estadounidenses de sectores tan variados como la hotelería, el turismo, el paisajismo, el procesado de peces y mariscos y otros dependen de los trabajadores estacionales, y los visados de trabajo temporal permiten a los trabajadores no ciudadanos entrar en Estados Unidos para ayudar a cubrir esa necesidad. 

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Fact Sheet: U.S. Has Expanded Labor Visa Opportunities

U.S. businesses in industries as varied as hospitality, tourism, landscaping, seafood processing, and more depend on seasonal workers, and temporary work visas allow noncitizen workers to enter the U.S. to help meet that need.

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Listening Session: Options for Laid-Off Foreign Workers

On January 19, 2023, the CIS Ombudsman hosted a listening session to hear concerns from stakeholders and present options for laid-off foreign workers.

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The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: Employment-Based Immigrant Visas II

October 25, 2022, CIS Ombudsman hosted a webinar about USCIS' efforts to use all available immigrant visas in FY23 and its efforts and successes in FY22.

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The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: Employment-Based Immigrant Visas II

DHS CIS Ombudsman webinar on Employment-Based Immigrant Visas: Looking Back at FY 2022 and Ahead to FY 2023 with USCIS, held on October 27, 2022.

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DHS aumenta el límite de visas H-2B con casi 65 mil visas adicionales para el año fiscal 2023

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS; por sus siglas en inglés), junto con el Departamento del Trabajo (DOL; por sus siglas en inglés), anunció que emitirá una regla que otorgará otras 64,716 visas para empleadores de trabajadores temporales no agrícolas H-2B además de las 66 mil visas H-2B que normalmente están disponibles cada año fiscal.  

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The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: USCIS' Backlog Reduction Efforts

On June 22, 2022, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) hosted a webinar to discuss USCIS' backlog reduction efforts.

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The CIS Ombudsman's Webinar Series: Employment-Based Immigrant Visas

On May 26, 2022, CIS Ombudsman hosted a webinar about USCIS' efforts to use all available immigrant visa numbers and more related to this fiscal year.