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WASHINGTON, Nov 22 2015 – The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have added five Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries among others worldwide that are eligible to participate in visa programmes.
USCIS says Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Haiti and Jamaica are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B Visa programmes, effective January 18, 2016.
The H-2A and H-2B Visa programmes allow US employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary agricultural and nonagricultural jobs, respectively.
Typically, USCIS only approves H-2A and H-2B petitions for nationals of countries the Secretary of Homeland Security has designated as eligible to participate in the programmes.
Each country’s designation is valid for one year from January 18, 2016.
