H visa cap exemption extended

USCIS continues to accept petitions exempt from the cap for five more years
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The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008, Public Law 110-229, included a provision that exempted H-1B and H-2B nonimmigrant workers performing temporary labor or services in the CNMI and Guam from the congressionally-mandated H-1B and H-2B annual numerical limitations (the “caps”) from Nov. 28, 2009, to Dec. 31, 2014. 

The enactment into law of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 83) extends this cap exemption for five years until Dec. 31, 2019. During this time period, a nonimmigrant worker granted H-1B or H-2B status for employment in Guam or the CNMI is not counted toward the H-1B or H-2B caps.

More information on for filing for H-1B or H-2B nonimmigrant workers is provided in the Instructions for Form I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker.

For general information about the H-1B classification, see  H-1B Specialty Occupations.

For general information about the H-2B classification, see H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers. (USCIS)

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