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The U.S. Departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) have issued a Joint Rule supplementing H-2B Visa Cap by 22,000. This will affect H-2B temporary nonagricultural guest worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2021! They are trying to help employers who are likely to suffer irreparable harm without these additional workers during this period. The supplemental H-2B visa allocation will consist of 16,000 visas available only to returning H-2B workers from one of the last three fiscal years, FY 2018 through FY 2020, and 6,000 visas for Northern Triangle countries of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
Please view this USCIS News Release for more details: U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Labor Issue Joint Rule Supplementing H-2B Visa Cap
Source of Information:
USCIS (USCIS.gov), 5/21/21, News Release:
U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and Labor Issue Joint Rule Supplementing H-2B Visa Cap