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

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