Possibility of release unused H-2B visas reserved for Northern Triangle nationals |
Written by John McMahon |
Wednesday, July 07, 2021 12:00 AM |
USCIS issued the following announcement this week: Deadline Approaching: 6,000 H-2B Visas Available for Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala On May 25, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a temporary final rule making available an additional 22,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural guest worker visas for fiscal year 2021 to employers who are likely to suffer irreparable harm without these additional workers. USCIS strongly encourages qualified U.S. employers to consider this supplemental H-2B allocation reserved for nationals of the Northern Triangle in filling positions for which they cannot find qualified and available U.S. workers. If, by July 8, 2021, fewer than 6,000 beneficiaries are requested toward the visas set aside for nationals of the Northern Triangle countries, we will announce on our website by July 23, that the unused Northern Triangle country visas will be made available to employers regardless of the beneficiary’s country of nationality, subject to the returning worker requirement. The H-2B nonimmigrant classification applies to noncitizen workers seeking to perform nonagricultural labor or services in the United States on a temporary basis, usually lasting no longer than one year (unless the employer’s need is a one-time event that could last up to three years), for which U.S. workers are not available. For more information please visit the USCIS website. |