Countries Whose Nationals May Participate in H-2A and H-2B Visa Programs Identified

Posted on January 21, 2012

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USCIS has identified the countries whose nationals are eligible to
participate in the H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant visa programs. Each year
the Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the
Department of State, designates in the Federal Register the countries
listed as approved for participation in the programs. This year, a total
of 58 countries were identified. New countries on this year’s list
include Haiti, Iceland, Montenegro, Spain and Switzerland.

This notice is effective January 18, 2012. The full list of approved countries for 2012 is listed below:

Argentina
Australia
Barbados
Belize
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Croatia
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Kiribati
Latvia
Lithuania
Macedonia
Mexico
Moldova
Montenegro
Nauru
The Netherlands
Nicaragua
New Zealand
Norway
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Samoa
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Switzerland
Tonga
Turkey
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Vanuatu

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