H1B Visa Lawyer Blog
On Thursday, November 16th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), by way of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that a temporary final rule making available an extra 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for (FY) 2024. This addition will be added to the statutory cap of 66,000 H-2B visas allowed per fiscal year. DHS feels it will help U.S. businesses with workforce planning!
Note: The H-2B supplemental includes an allocation of 20,000 visas to workers from Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras. *USCIS
For further details please review the USCIS News Release, “USCIS Announces Availability of Additional H-2B Visas for Fiscal Year 2024“.
Source of Information:
USCIS (USCIS.gov), 11/16/23, News Release:
USCIS Announces Availability of Additional H-2B Visas for Fiscal Year 2024