DOL Publishes Information After the H-2B Filing Period for FY2023
From DOL
July 12, 2022. OFLC Publishes List of Randomized H-2B Applications Submitted July 3-5, 2022, for Employers Seeking H-2B Workers Starting October 1, 2022
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 1,360 H-2B applications covering 29,856 worker positions with a work start date of October 1, 2022. Since the number of the H-2B applications received during the three-day filing window collectively requested fewer worker positions for certification than the number of visas available under the semi-annual visa allotment for the first half of Fiscal Year 2022, all H-2B applications filed within that time period that requested workers starting October 1, 2022, were randomly given a unique number in accordance with OFLC's randomization process and placed into the same group for assignment to analysts for review and processing.
July 6, 2022. OFLC Conducts Randomization Process on H-2B Applications Submitted Requesting an October 1, 2022, Work Start Date
The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) completed the randomization process to randomly assign to analysts for review and processing all H-2B applications submitted during the three-day filing window, July 3-5, 2022, requesting an October 1, 2022, work start date.
During this filing period, OFLC received a total of 1,360 H-2B applications requesting 29,856 worker positions for work beginning on October 1, 2022.
OFLC will be providing written notification to employers (and, if applicable, the employer's authorized attorney or agent) with their H-2B Assignment Group. On July 12, 2022, OFLC will also publish the H-2B applications assigned to each Assignment Group on its website.
July 6, 2022. OFLC Announces Number of H-2B Applications Filed in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System During the Three-day Filing Window of the Peak Filing Season
During the three-day filing window (July 3-5, 2022) of the H-2B peak filing season, employers filed 1,360 applications in the FLAG System requesting 29,856 worker positions with an October 1, 2022, work start date.
On July 6, 2022, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) plans to randomly order all applications requesting a work start date of October 1, 2022, that were submitted during the three-day filing window. OFLC will use the randomization procedures published in the Federal Register on March 4, 2019, to randomize the applications for assignment to analysts for review and processing.