How the H-2B Visa Cap Works and What Happens When It Fills
The H-2B cap is 66,000 workers a year, split into two halves of 33,000. Here is how USCIS counts them, who is exempt, and what employers can do once it fills.
Tag: Seasonal Workers
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H-2A or H-2B: Which Seasonal Worker Visa Fits Your Business?
The work decides it: farm labor is H-2A, other seasonal work is H-2B. Where the line blurs, the cap, wage rules, housing, and filing dates set them apart.
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What Are an H-2B Employer's Obligations to Workers?
H-2B employers attest to wage, hours, travel, recruitment, and recordkeeping duties that run all season. Here is what each one requires and how DOL checks.
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The H-2B Process for Employers, Step by Step
H-2B runs in a fixed order: prevailing wage, DOL application and job order, U.S. recruitment, Form I-129, then consular visas. Here is each step and its window.