The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that as of 16 December 2005, the office received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first six months of FY2006.   Therefore, 15 December 2005, is the “final receipt date” for new H-2B work petitions.  The “final receipt date” is the date on which USCIS determined that it has received enough cap-subject petitions to reach the limit of 33,000 H-2B workers for the first half of FY2006.

The Guam Public School System in conjunction with the Department of Labor, Agency for Human Resources Development, Guam Community College, Department of Administration, Department for Integrated Services for Individuals with Disabilities, Guam Memorial Hospital Authority, University of Guam, Department of Public Health and Social Services, KGTF, Office of the Attorney General, Department of Public Works and the Department of Land Management prepare to facilitate the 2005 Passport-to- Careers Youth Employment Program during winter break to provide secondary students in the Career Path the opportunity to receive job entry skills in the Career Path as mandated by Public Law 21-132.