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AILA Doc. No. 19050630 | Dated May 8, 2019 | File Size: 396 K
Download the DocumentJoint DHS and DOL temporary final rule increasing the H-2B cap for FY2019 by an additional 30,000 visas. Employers will be able to request these supplemental visas only for workers who were issued an H-2B visa or otherwise granted H-2B status in FY2016, 2017, or 2018. The rule is effective from 5/8/19 through 9/30/19, with the exception of document-retention provisions which are effective from 5/8/19 through 9/30/22. DOL released Form ETA-9142-B-CAA-3, Attestation for Employers Seeking to Employ H-2B Nonimmigrant Workers Under Section 105 of Division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. Comments on the form will be accepted until 7/8/19. (84 FR 20005, 5/8/19)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
8 CFR Part 214
[CIS No. 2646–19; DHS Docket No. USCIS–2019–0008]
RIN 1615–AC38
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
20 CFR Part 655
[DOL Docket No. ETA–2019–0002]
RIN 1205–AB95
Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2019 Numerical Limitation for the H–2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security and Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Temporary rule.
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