Immigration News - H-2A/H-2B, Global, United States DHS publishes list of countries eligible for H-2A, H-2B visa programs Share this article LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) November 9, 2023 The Department of Homeland Security has published lists of countries whose nationals will be eligible for the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in the upcoming year. Key Points: The lists are mostly unchanged from last year, with one addition, Bolivia, to both lists. All nationals who were eligible for the H-2A and H-2B visa programs last year will remain eligible this year. Nationals of Mongolia and the Philippines will remain eligible for the H-2B visa program but not the H-2A program. Nationals of Paraguay will remain eligible for the H-2A program but not the H-2B program. Nationals of countries that are not on the lists may be eligible for H-2A or H-2B visas on a case-by-case basis if U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services makes a determination that issuing a visa would be in the national interest. Additional Information: The countries whose nationals are eligible for the H-2A and H-2B visa programs are as follows: Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Barbados Belgium Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Republic of Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Estonia The Kingdom of Eswatini Fiji Finland France Germany Greece Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kiribati Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malta Mauritius Mexico Monaco Mongolia* Montenegro Mozambique Nauru The Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua North Macedonia Norway Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay** Peru The Philippines* Poland Portugal Romania Saint Lucia San Marino Serbia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea Vincent and the Grenadines Sweden Switzerland Taiwan*** Thailand Timor-Leste Turkey Tuvalu Ukraine United Kingdom Uruguay Vanuatu *Mongolia and the Philippines are eligible to participate in the H-2B program but are not eligible to participate in the H-2A program. **Paraguay is eligible to participate in the H-2A program but is not eligible to participate in the H-2B program. This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group. Copyright © 2023 Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. All rights reserved. Reprinting or digital redistribution to the public is permitted only with the express written permission of Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. For inquiries, please contact copyright@bal.com.