Who can come to the USA on H-2A and H-2B work visas in 2020?

US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the U.S. Department of State (DOS), have announced a list of countries whose citizens are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in 2020. A notification listing the respective countries will be published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2020.

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For 2020, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security said that countries identified as acceptable in 2019 will remain unchanged.
DHS reserves the right to add countries to the list of eligible countries at any time and to exclude any of them if DHS and DOS decide that the country does not meet the requirements. For example, fraud, abuse, level of registration denial, level of overdue debt, problems of human trafficking and other forms of non-compliance with the terms and conditions of H-2 visa programs from citizens of this country.

H-2A and H-2B visa programs allow US employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States for temporary employment in the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, respectively.

As a rule, USCIS approves the petitions H-2A and H-2B only for citizens of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security has designated as eligible to participate in the programs.

However, USCIS may approve the H-2A and H-2B petitions, including those that were pending at the date of notification of the Federal Register, for citizens of countries not listed on a case-by-case basis only if this is done in the interest of the United States .

From January 19, 2020, citizens of these countries have the right to obtain H-2A and H-2B visas:

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

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