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DHS Strengthens H-1B Program, Allowing U.S. Employers to More Quickly Fill Critical Jobs

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule that will significantly enhance U.S. companies’ ability to fill job vacancies in critical fields, strengthening our economy.

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DHS Helps Companies Fill More Jobs, Strengthens Worker Protections in the H-2 Programs with Final Rule

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule that will allow U.S. companies that need seasonal workers to more quickly and efficiently fill those jobs.

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DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for Fiscal Year 2025

DHS, in consultation with the Department of Labor, announced that it expects to make an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for FY 2025, on top of the congressionally mandated 66,000 H-2B visas that are available each fiscal year. 

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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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DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap with Nearly 65,000 Additional Visas for Fiscal Year 2024

DHS, in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), announced that it expects to make an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, on top of the congressionally mandated 66,000 H-2B visas that are available each fiscal year. These additional H-2B visas represent the maximum permitted under the September 2023 Fiscal Year 2024 Continuing Resolution.

Last Updated: | Fact Sheets

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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The CIS Ombudsman’s Webinar Series: 2023 Annual Report

On July 11, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) hosted a webinar highlighting its 2023 Annual Report to Congress.

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Recommendations Memo Regarding Cancellation of F-1 Visas of Iranian Nationals

This memo provides recommendations regarding U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Field Operations cancellation of the F-1 nonimmigrant student visas of Iranian nationals.