Which countries are eligible for H-2A and H-2B visas in 2024-2025?
In my Immigration Consultation column, I report on the countries that may participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa program in 2024-2025.
H-2B Visa
DHS Announces Countries Eligible for H-2A and H-2B Visas 2023-2024
In my Consulta Migratoria® column, I report on the countries that may participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa program in 2023-2024.
Which countries are eligible for H-2A and H-2B visas in 2022-2023?
In my Consulta Migratoria® column, I report on the countries that will be eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa program in 2022-2023.
H-2B visas run out for fiscal year 2021
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has run out of available H-2B visas for fiscal year 2021, so no more petitions are being accepted for the period ending September 30. February 12, 2021 was the final date on which ... Read more
Which countries are eligible for H-2A and H-2B visas in 2021?
In my Immigration Consultation® column this week, I report on the countries that will be eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa program in 2021. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in the Federal Register the list of countries that are eligible for H-2A visas ... Read more
H-2B visas are sold out for the first half of fiscal year 2021.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the 33,000 H-2B visas authorized by Congress for the first half of fiscal year 2021 have been exhausted. H-2B visas are used to bring foreign nationals to the United States to work temporarily in industries that require more employees during a ... Read more
DHS increases number of H2-B visas and announces measures to combat fraud
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Thursday, March 5, 2020 that, to protect the integrity of the H-2B visa program, it will take steps to combat abuse and fraud. It also stipulated that it will make 35,000 more H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for the second ... Read more
H-2B visas are sold out for the first half of fiscal year 2020.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that the 33,000 H-2B visas authorized by Congress for the first half of fiscal year 2020 have been exhausted.
H-2B visas for fiscal year 2019 are sold out.
The available H-2B visas for fiscal year 2019 have been exhausted, so no more petitions are being accepted for the period ending September 30. February 19, 2019 was the final date by which new petitions could be received for temporary nonagricultural (H-2B) workers who ... Read more
Which countries are eligible for H-2A and H-2B visas in 2019?
In my Immigration Consultation® column this week, I report on which countries the U.S. Government designated as eligible for H-2A and H-2B visas in 2019. Here is the column: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in the Federal Register which countries have been designated as eligible for H-2A and H-2B visas in ... Read more
