H-2A H-2B US Department of Homeland Security

Lists of H-2A and H-2B eligible countries published

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US Department of Homeland Security

The US Department of Homeland Security published a notice of the countries eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B worker programs, effective January 19, 2021 to January 18, 2022. These programs are only open to nationals of certain countries, which are determined jointly by DHS and the US Department of State.

USCIS has also published the announcement with information about the changes to this year’s list. According to the announcement, the changes include

  • Adding the Philippines to the list of countries eligible to participate in the H-2B program;
  • No longer designating the Independent State of Samoa and Tonga as eligible countries because they no longer meet the regulatory standards for the H-2A and H-2B visa programs; and
  • No longer designating Mongolia as an eligible country for the H-2A visa program because it no longer meets the regulatory standards for that program.

The countries eligible to participate in the H-2A program are:

  1. Andorra
  2. Argentina
  3. Australia
  4. Austria
  5. Barbados
  6. Belgium
  7. Brazil
  8. Brunei
  9. Bulgaria
  10. Canada
  11. Chile
  12. Colombia
  13. Costa Rica
  14. Croatia
  15. Czech Republic
  16. Denmark
  17. Dominican Republic
  18. Ecuador
  19. El Salvador
  20. Estonia
  21. Fiji
  22. Finland
  23. France
  24. Germany
  25. Greece
  26. Grenada
  27. Guatemala
  28. Honduras
  29. Hungary
  30. Iceland
  31. Ireland
  32. Israel
  33. Italy
  34. Jamaica
  35. Japan
  36. Kiribati
  37. Latvia
  38. Liechtenstein
  39. Lithuania
  40. Luxembourg
  41. Madagascar
  42. Malta
  43. Mexico
  44. Moldova
  45. Monaco
  46. Montenegro
  47. Mozambique
  48. Nauru
  49. The Netherlands
  50. New Zealand
  51. Nicaragua
  52. North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia)
  53. Norway
  54. Panama
  55. Papua New Guinea
  56. Paraguay
  57. Peru
  58. Poland
  59. Portugal
  60. Romania
  61. San Marino
  62. Serbia
  63. Singapore
  64. Slovakia
  65. Slovenia
  66. Solomon Islands
  67. South Africa
  68. South Korea
  69. Spain
  70. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  71. Sweden
  72. Switzerland
  73. Taiwan
  74. Thailand
  75. Timor-Leste
  76. Turkey
  77. Tuvalu
  78. Ukraine
  79. United Kingdom
  80. Uruguay
  81. Vanuatu

The list of countries eligible to participate in the H-2B program includes:

  1. Andorra
  2. Argentina
  3. Australia
  4. Austria
  5. Barbados
  6. Belgium
  7. Brazil
  8. Brunei
  9. Bulgaria
  10. Canada
  11. Chile
  12. Colombia
  13. Costa Rica
  14. Croatia
  15. Czech Republic
  16. Denmark
  17. Ecuador
  18. El Salvador
  19. Estonia
  20. Fiji
  21. Finland
  22. France
  23. Germany
  24. Greece
  25. Grenada
  26. Guatemala
  27. Honduras
  28. Hungary
  29. Iceland
  30. Ireland
  31. Israel
  32. Italy
  33. Jamaica
  34. Japan
  35. Kiribati
  36. Latvia
  37. Liechtenstein
  38. Lithuania
  39. Luxembourg
  40. Madagascar
  41. Malta
  42. Mexico
  43. Monaco
  44. Mongolia
  45. Montenegro
  46. Mozambique
  47. Nauru
  48. The Netherlands
  49. New Zealand
  50. Nicaragua
  51. North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia)
  52. Norway
  53. Panama
  54. Papua New Guinea
  55. Peru
  56. Philipinnes
  57. Poland
  58. Portugal
  59. Romania
  60. San Marino
  61. Serbia
  62. Singapore
  63. Slovakia
  64. Slovenia
  65. Solomon Islands
  66. South Africa
  67. South Korea
  68. Spain
  69. St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  70. Sweden
  71. Switzerland
  72. Taiwan
  73. Thailand
  74. Timor-Leste
  75. Turkey
  76. Tuvalu
  77. Ukraine
  78. United Kingdom
  79. Uruguay
  80. Vanuatu