The Department of Homeland Security’s Latest H-2B Eligible Countries List

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 designations take effect today and will remain in effect through Nov. 10, 2023.
• The lists are mostly unchanged from last year, with one addition (Eswatini) 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.

*Eligible for H-2B program but not H-2A.
**Eligible for H-2A program but not H-2B.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.

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