USCIS added 65,000 H-2B visas. Register now!

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• United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) recently added new 65,000 H2-B visas for the Fiscal Year 2023.
• H2-B visas are generally given for seasonal/temporary jobs that permit an employer to hire any worker whether they are skilled or unskilled to fill in the shortages in the US.
• The employer of America must get a DOL (Department of Labor) certification before proceeding to the application process.

USCIS added 65,000 H-2B visas and its details

 USCIS is all set to handle to peak Christmas season with H2-B visa workers. It added new additional visas 64,716 which means nearly 65,000 visas to its count.

What is a H2-B visa?

An H2-B visa allows an employer to hire an unskilled or skilled worker for seasonal or temporary jobs to handle the existing shortage of workers to fill in the United States.

To get a skilled or unskilled worker, the U.S. employer must acquire a DOL (Department of Labor) certification before proceeding to the H2-B visa application.

Supplemental H-2B visas

The allocations of Supplemental visas will be addressing the requirement of seasonal workers in areas where there are only a few U.S. workers are available to work.

The employers have been requesting H-2B visa petitions for additional workers due to the peak season of American businesses.

 The supplemental visa allocation is given in detail in the table form

Visa details	Number of visas	Miscellaneous details for visas
Supplemental H2-B visas	44,700 visas	For returning workers who have a H-2B visa or obtained H-2B status during last 3 FYs
	20,000 visas	for individuals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, and Honduras, irrespective of returning workers
	18,216 visas	Limited to returning workers irrespective of the country of nationality (first half of FY 2023)
	16,500 visas	Limited to returning workers irrespective of country of nationality (Second half of FY 2023)

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