In Country H-2B Candidates: Be Prepared as the Second Half Cap Appears Exhausted The H-2B visa program is facing a critical moment as the Second Half Cap for FY2025 seems to be exhausted. As of March 5, no I-129 receipt notices have been issued to attorneys and practitioners, yet no official announcement has been made by USCIS. This leaves many employers and candidates in limbo, particularly those
How to Change Employers with an H-2B Visa If you have an H-2B visa and want to change jobs while staying in the U.S., you can do something called an “in-country transfer.” This means you can switch employers without leaving the country. Here’s what you need to know and what papers you need to make it happen. What is an H-2B In-Country Transfer? An H-2B in-country transfer lets you work for a new e
To keep the public informed regarding the submission and assignment of H-2B applications for review, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) published the assignment group(s) for 8,759 H-2B applications covering 149,953 worker positions with the start date of work of April 1, 2025. Following the randomization procedures published in the Federal Register on March 4, 2019, OFLC