Update on applications received for requested date of need from Oct. 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025 (fiscal year (FY) 2025 first half of the visa cap):

The Department of Labor (DOL) reported that as of May 17, a total of 5,944 cases were issued Final Decisions. Certified positions for this period were allocated for 111,019 workers.

In April, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reached the additional H-2B visa cap made for returning workers for the early second half of FY 2025 with start dates from April 1 to May 14, 2025.

Update on applications received for requested date of need from April 1, 2025 (FY 2025 second half of the visa cap):

As of May 17, a total of 8,501 cases were issued Final Decisions. Certified positions for this period were allocated for 116,602 workers.

Additional Information: On May 15, the Office of Foreign Labor Certification published an updated Foreign Labor Recruiter List of names for the H-2B program as required by Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States federal regulations and to help ensure greater transparency the for the H-2B worker recruitment process and facilitate the interagency exchange of information within the U.S. government.

The list contains the name and location of persons or entities identified on Appendix C of Form ETA-9142B that were hired by, planning to engage or work on behalf of employers in the recruitment of prospective H-2B workers to perform the work described on their H-2B application and includes only those names and locations associated with H-2B applications that were processed or issued a Final Decision from Oct. 1, 2023, through March 31, 2025.

The H-2B Foreign Labor Recruiter List for Q2 FY 2025 can be downloaded here.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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