US to issue additional H-2B visas for fiscal year 2023: Details

For the first time, the US has temporarily made available 64,716 additional H-2B visas meant for unskilled foreign workers for the fiscal year 2023 to ensure that American businesses can plan for their peak season labour needs, news agency PTI reported.

The H-2B visas allow employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in the US for a limited period of time.

“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labour (DOL) are issuing a temporary final rule that makes available 64,716 additional H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2023,” the USCIS said in a press release on Monday, PTI reported.