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DHS Announces a 50% Reduction in 2026 Supplemental H-2B Visas
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By: Matt Cook
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
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Just before the new year, the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor announced the release of an additional 35,000 H-2B visas to supplement the standard annual cap of 66,000 visas for fiscal year 2026. This represents nearly a 50 percent reduction in the number of supplemental visas issued in each of the previous three years.

It remains unclear whether the additional visas will be distributed in two separate allocations or released all at once. In prior years, a portion of supplemental visas was reserved for workers from the Northern Triangle countries. However, today’s announcement does not specify whether a similar carve-out will apply this year.

While the OABA and the Seasonal Employment Alliance remain focused on efforts to secure permanent cap relief, it is uncertain whether such legislation will pass in time to provide relief for employers during the 2026 season.

The official release is below:

The Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) are announcing that they will make an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, on top of the congressionally mandated 66,000 H-2B visas that are available each fiscal year. The Departments will focus these additional H-2B visas, nearly a 50 percent reduction in the total supplemental visas released as compared to FY 2023-2025, to support American businesses with seasonal or temporary workforce needs in critical infrastructure sectors of the U.S. economy, such as seafood, forestry, hospitality and tourism, transportation, and manufacturing. The Departments expect to release these additional H-2B visas, including any eligibility criteria and filing requirements, in the coming weeks through a temporary final rule published in the Federal Register. The Departments have agreed to release additional H-2B visas for FY 2026 under the time-limited authority enacted by Congress for FY 2026.


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