DHS to grant nearly 65,000 additional H-2B visas in FY 2025

Highlights: USCIS issues nearly 65,000 H-2B visas for FY 2025. Register now!

• USCIS announced that it would be adding additional H-2B visas for FY 2025.
• DHS will add 65,000 more H-2B visas for temporary workers for FY 2025.
• The annual cap for the H-2B visas is currently set at 66,000 for each fiscal year.
• With an H-2B visa, temporary workers can stay and work in the country for up to three years.

 

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H-2B Cap to get nearly 65,000 Additional Visas in FY 2025

USCIS allocated around 64,716 additional H-2B visas for FY 2025. Industries such as hospitality and tourism, landscaping, seafood processing, and others are currently looking for a skilled workforce in the country. Granting additional visas will address the need for seasonal and other temporary workers in the country. The H-2B will also include an allocation of 20,000 visas to temporary skilled workers from the countries listed below:

• Guatemala
• El Salvador
• Honduras
• Haiti
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Costa Rica

 

A total of 44,716 additional visas will be allocated to workers who have already received an H-2B visa or were granted H-2B visa status during the last three fiscal years. 

The H-2B visa allows eligible US employers to hire non-citizens for temporary non-agriculture work, wherein the employment is one-time, such as seasonal, temporary, fulfilling labor needs for a specific time, etc.

 

Conditions to obtain a H-2B visa

To sponsor a worker, the US employee must fulfill specific H2B visa criteria:

• Have a DOL certificate to demonstrate the lack of sufficient workers to perform the temporary work.
• The maximum stay in the US with an H-2B visa is three years.
• Candidates who have held H-2B non-immigrant status for three years must leave the US for at least three months before re-applying.

 

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