Lottery Has Begun For Increased H-2B Petitions (Video)
USCIS began accepting H-2B petitions on May 31, 2018, under the
temporary final rule increasing the numerical limit, or cap, on
H-2B nonimmigrant visas by up to 15,000 additional visas through
the end of fiscal year (FY) 2018. USCIS said that in the first five
business days of filing, USCIS received petitions for more
beneficiaries than the number of H-2B visas available under the FY
2018 supplemental cap. Accordingly, USCIS said it is required by
regulation to use a computer-generated process, commonly known as a
lottery, to randomly select the number of petitions required to
meet the increased cap for FY 2018. The lottery will include all
H-2B cap-subject petitions received between May 31, 2018, and June
6, 2018. USCIS said it will reject and return all unselected
petitions with their filing fees, as well as any cap-subject
petitions received after June 6. All selected petitions will be
assigned the same receipt date once the lottery is completed.
Premium processing service for accepted petitions will begin on
that receipt date, USCIS said. The USCIS announcement is at https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/usc….
USCIS said it would post another Web alert once the lottery is
completed.
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