The Department of Homeland Security will release more than 64,000 supplemental H-2B visas for fiscal year 2024, exhausting a congressionally authorized discretionary cap for the second consecutive year.
A forthcoming interim final rule announced Friday will authorize the additional temporary work visas. The added H-2B visas will bring the total to more than 130,000, including those issued under the regular annual cap of 66,000.
Employers have pressed the Biden administration to offer the maximum number of visas to address a worsening labor shortage in seasonal industries that was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
H-2B visas are most heavily used in ...
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