DHS and DOL Publish Rules Adding 15,000 Additional H-2B Visas for FY 2018

The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, has decided to increase the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas to authorize the issuance of up to an additional 15,000 through the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. This increase is based on a time-limited statutory authority and does not affect the H-2B program in future fiscal years. The Departments are promulgating regulations to implement this determination.

• Read DOL’s Temporary Rule.
• Read DHS’s Temporary Rule.
• For more information, visit Advocacy’s website or contact Assistant Chief Counsel Janis Reyes by email at Janis.Reyes@sba.gov(link sends e-mail) or by phone at 202-619-0312.