H-1B visa application processing resumes in US after month-long pause due to government shutdown—Here’s what we know

The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) has restarted processing applications for both temporary and permanent employment programmes, according to the United States Department of Labor (DOL). This comes after a nearly month-long pause resulting from a federal funding lapse during the US government shutdown.

The Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) portal, as well as the SeasonalJobs.dol.gov website, have reopened after being offline since around 30 September.