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USCIS Urges Prospective H2B Employers to Identify “Returning Workers” for Petitions With Employment Start Dates in FY-2017

Melsida Asatrian

· September 14, 2016

In a news release from Sep. 13, 2016, the USCIS urged prospective H2B employers seeking to hire “returning workers” with employment start dates in FY-2017 to identify those workers and provide the H2B Returning Worker Certification. There is uncertainty as to whether Congress will reauthorize the returning worker provisions, set to expire on September 30, 2016.

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