The H-2B nonimmigrant program allows employers to hire nonimmigrants temporarily for nonagricultural labor or services in the United States. Typically, Congress has established the H-2B cap at 66,000 per fiscal year, with 33,000 allocated for workers beginning employment in the first half of the fiscal year (October 1 – March 31) and 33,000 for those starting in the second half (April 1 – September 30).
Under a temporary rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL), there is an authorization for the issuance of up to 64,716 additional H-2B visas for FY2024. These supplementary visas will be distributed across various allocations, with 20,000 reserved for nationals of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, or Costa Rica. Furthermore, 44,716 supplemental visas will be available to returning workers who had previously received H-2B visas or were otherwise granted H-2B status in any of the last three fiscal years.
Remzi Guvenc Kulen, Esq.
Kulen Law Firm, P.C.
