OFLC Conducts Randomization Process on H-2B Applications Requesting an October 1, 2020, Work Start Date

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification has completed the procedures to randomly assign all H-2B applications submitted during the initial three-day filing window, July 3-5, 2020, requesting an October 1, 2020, work start date for the first half of the Fiscal Year 2021 H-2B statutory visa cap.

OFLC received a total of 685 H-2B applications in the Foreign Labor Application Gateway System requesting 16,609 worker positions during this filing period.

Since the number of the H-2B applications received during the initial three-day period collectively requested fewer worker positions for certification than the statutory numerical limitation, all H–2B applications filed within that time period and requesting workers for the earliest possible start date of work were randomly given a unique number and placed into the same group for assignment.