DHS will supplement the H-2B cap with additional visas
December 21, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and The Department of Labor (DOL) will make available an additional 20,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for the fiscal year of 2022. Before March 31, 2022, these visas will be used for US employers seeking to hire additional workers. The H-2B program allows US employers to temporarily hire noncitizens to perform nonagricultural labor or services. This H-2B visa allocation consists of 13,500 visas for returning workers who received an H-2B visa during one of the last three fiscal years. The remaining 6,500 visas will be set aside for nationals of Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
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https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/for-first-time-dhs-to-supplement-h-2b-cap-with-additional-visas-in-first-half-of-fiscal-year