Biden Admin Grants Working Visas to 65,000 Foreigners to Help ‘Meet Needs of American Businesses’

President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on Dec. 1, 2022. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration is set to allow nearly 65,000 H-2B foreign visa workers to take on nonagricultural jobs in the United States over the next nine months.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a final rule on Dec. 12, allowing nonagricultural employers to apply for 64,716 additional visas for the fiscal year 2023.