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H-2B Visa Cap Relief Announcement and End-of-Season Reminders
On November 3, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its intent to release the maximum number of visas permitted by Congress this fiscal year – a total of 64,716 visas. Of these, 44,716 visas will be allocated to returning workers*, with an additional 20,000 earmarked to workers from an expanded list of Northern Triangle (NT) countries, which now include El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Haiti, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Ecuador.
Off Target: Why Trigger-Happy H-2A Reform is Bad Policy
The Biden Administration has released four (4) different H-2A rules in the last year (two in operation now, two currently undergoing public comment). Almost none of it has helped growers or "streamlined" the program as promised.
Three Critical Things you Should Know About the H-2B Program
The H-2B visa program is capped at 66,000 visas per year—33,000 for workers who begin employment in the first half of the fiscal year and 33,000 for workers beginning employment in the second half.
