United States to Add 65k Seasonal H-2B Guest Worker Visas

President Donald Trump's administration will add some 65,000 H-2B seasonal guest worker visas through September 30, a Federal Register notice said, saying the visas would be available to employers at risk of severe financial hardship due to a lack of U.S. labor. 

The move roughly doubles the 66,000 visas available each year to businesses such as



construction, hospitality, landscaping and seafood processing, in a recognition that U.S. employers in those industries could be struggling to find workers.

Trump, a Republican, launched a wide-ranging immigration crackdown after returning to the White House in 2025, portraying immigrants without legal status as criminals and a drain on their communities.