VISA2US Blog

The H2-B visa program is subject to different rules for different classes of petitioners. Currently, the cap has not been met for petitioners from Central America whether they are returning workers or not.

In this post, we use the new update on the USCIS processing database to see which petitions have the longest wait time.

The USCIS will add thousands of additional temporary work visas to try and mitigate a continuing labour shortage in 2022.

Over the past year, there have been significant developments for non-immigrants in the U.S., including spouses of H1-B holders. These changes are meant to improve the efficiency and fairness of the U.S. immigration system.

The State Department is looking to increase NIV application fees in several categories in 2022. The Department has calculated fee increases based on their own Cost of Service Model (CoSM).

U.S. immigration will add an additional 22,000 visas for temporary, seasonal workers to come to the United States in the first half of 2022.

Section 8 on the I-485 application presents many broad, and sometimes confusing questions. Below are some insights for some questions that can easily trip up applicants as they near the completion of this USCIS form.

As the winter season approaches, the US is expanding its list of eligible countries to participate in the H2-A and H2-B visa programs.

Compared to some other conflict sensitive areas in Latin America, Mexico’s consular affairs section is up and running and processing both non-immigrant and immigrant visas.

The new USCIS employer hub releases valuable quarterly data on the H2-B program and can be a significant resource for prospective visa applicants in this category.