The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), has announced the lists of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in 2022.

For the next year, the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the concurrence of the secretary of state, has decided to:

• Add Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Cyprus, the Dominican Republic (currently only eligible for the H-2A program), Haiti, Mauritius, and Saint Lucia to the list of countries eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B programs; and
• No longer designate Moldova as an eligible country for the H-2A visa program.

DHS maintains its authority to add countries to the eligible countries lists at any time.

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