Agency Memos & Announcements
DHS and DOL Announce 64,716 Additional H-2B Visas for FY2025
DHS and DOL announced that an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas will be made available for FY2025. The supplemental visas will be divided into the following four allocations:
- First half of FY2025 (October 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025): 20,716 immediately available visas are limited to returning workers – those who were issued H-2B visas or held H-2B status in fiscal years 2022, 2023, or 2024, regardless of country of nationality. These petitions must request employment start dates on or before March 31, 2025.
- Early second half of FY 2025 (April 1, 2025, to May 14, 2025): 19,000 visas are limited to returning workers – those who were issued H-2B visas or held H-2B status in fiscal years 2022, 2023, or 2024, regardless of country of nationality. These early second half of FY 2025 petitions must request employment start dates from April 1, 2025, to May 14, 2025.
- Late second half of FY 2025 (May 15, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2025): 5,000 visas are limited to returning workers - those who were issued H-2B visas or held H-2B status in fiscal years 2022, 2023, or 2024, regardless of country of nationality. These late second half of FY 2025 petitions must request employment start dates from May 15, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2025.
- Entirety of FY 2025: 20,000 visas immediately available are reserved for nationals of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, regardless of whether those nationals are returning workers. Employers requesting an employment start date in the first half of FY 2025 may file their petitions immediately after the publication of this TFR. Employers requesting an employment start date in the second half of FY 2025 must file their petitions no earlier than 15 days after the second half statutory cap is reached.
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 24112701.