Temporary Increase in H-2B Nonimmigrant Visas for FY 2025
2025 财年 H-2B 非移民签证临时增补计划

To assist U.S. businesses that need workers to begin work on different start dates, the supplemental visas will be distributed in four allocations. The “Allocation of Supplemental Visas” section above explains when employers can submit their petitions. All petitions requesting the additional H-2B visas made available for FY 2025 must be filed at the current filing location.
为帮助需要员工在不同起始日期开始工作的美国企业，补充签证将分四批发放。上文"补充签证分配"部分说明了雇主可提交申请的时间段。所有申请 2025 财年额外 H-2B 签证的请愿书均须提交至当前受理地点。

To qualify for H-2B supplemental cap visas, petitioners must:
要获得 H-2B 补充配额签证资格，申请人必须：

• Meet all existing  H-2B eligibility requirements, including obtaining an approved temporary labor certification (TLC) from DOL that is valid for the entire employment period stated on the petition. As a reminder, the employment start date on the petition must match the employment start date on the TLC, even if that date has passed;
  满足所有现行 H-2B 签证的资格要求，包括获得劳工部（DOL）批准的临时劳工证明（TLC），且该证明在申请所述整个雇佣期内有效。请注意，申请中的雇佣开始日期必须与 TLC 上的雇佣开始日期一致，即使该日期已过；
• If applicable, refresh recruitment for U.S. workers, as described in the temporary final rule (if Form I-129 is filed 30 or more days after the certified start date of work on the TLC); and
  如适用，需按照临时最终规则要求重新招募美国工人（若 I-129 表格在 TLC 认证工作开始日期 30 天或更长时间后提交）；以及
• Submit an attestation on the DOL Form ETA 9142-B-CAA-9 in which the petitioner affirms, under penalty of perjury, that its business is suffering irreparable harm or will suffer impending irreparable harm if it cannot employ the requested H-2B workers, and that it is seeking to employ returning workers only, unless the worker is eligible under the country-specific allocation. Please follow the DOL Form ETA 9142-B-CAA-9 Instructions when completing the attestation.
  提交 DOL 表格 ETA 9142-B-CAA-9 声明书，申请人需在此声明书中以伪证罪罚则保证：若无法雇佣所申请的 H-2B 工人，其企业将遭受或即将遭受不可挽回的损失；且除非工人符合国别配额资格，否则仅寻求雇佣返聘工人。填写声明书时请遵循 DOL 表格 ETA 9142-B-CAA-9 的填写说明。
• NOTE: USCIS will not accept the expired ETA 9142-B-CAA from FY 2017, ETA 9142-B-CAA-2 from FY 2018, ETA 9142-B-CAA-3 from FY 2019, ETA 9142-B-CAA-4 from FY 2021, ETA-9142-B-CAA-5 from the first half of FY 2022, ETA-9142-B-CAA-6 from the second half of FY 2022,r ETA-9142-B-CAA-7 from FY 2023, or ETA 9142-B-CAA-8 from FY 2024. We will reject any petition that does not include the new ETA 9142-B-CAA-9 attestation form for FY 2025 (or a copy of this new form) but is seeking H-2B workers under this FY 2025 supplemental allocation.
  注：美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）将不再接受 2017 财年过期的 ETA 9142-B-CAA 表格、2018 财年的 ETA 9142-B-CAA-2 表格、2019 财年的 ETA 9142-B-CAA-3 表格、2021 财年的 ETA 9142-B-CAA-4 表格、2022 财年上半年的 ETA-9142-B-CAA-5 表格、2022 财年下半年的 ETA-9142-B-CAA-6 表格、2023 财年的 ETA-9142-B-CAA-7 表格或 2024 财年的 ETA 9142-B-CAA-8 表格。对于依据 2025 财年补充配额申请 H-2B 工人的请愿，若未包含 2025 财年新版 ETA 9142-B-CAA-9 证明表（或该新表的副本），我们将予以拒绝。

Petitioners must retain evidence and records proving compliance with the rule and demonstrating that their business is suffering irreparable harm or will suffer impending irreparable harm if they are unable to employ all the H-2B workers requested in their petition. Additionally, petitioners must attest that they have prepared and retained a detailed written statement describing how the evidence demonstrates irreparable harm or would demonstrate irreparable harm for those instances involving impending irreparable harm. The retention requirements under the rule require petitioners to retain evidence for a period of 3 years that the employer requested and/or instructed that each of the H-2B workers petitioned under this rule were issued H-2B visas or otherwise granted H-2B status in FY  2022,2023, or 2024 unless the petition requests H-2B workers under the country-specific allocation, who are not subject to a returning worker requirement. Petitioners must provide the documentation if DHS and/or DOL request it, as well as fully cooperate with any compliance reviews such as audits. Both DHS and DOL intend to conduct a significant number of post-adjudication audits to ascertain compliance with the attestation requirements as well as key worker protection provisions implemented through this temporary final rule.
申请人必须保留证明其遵守该规则并表明其企业正遭受不可弥补损害的证据和记录，或证明若无法雇用申请中要求的全部 H-2B 工人将面临迫在眉睫的不可弥补损害。此外，申请人还须书面声明其已准备并保留详细书面说明，阐述相关证据如何证明不可弥补损害，或对于涉及即将发生不可弥补损害的情形将如何予以证明。根据该规则要求，申请人须保留为期 3 年的证据，证明雇主在 2022、2023 或 2024 财年要求且/或指示根据本规则申请的每名 H-2B 工人均获发 H-2B 签证或以其他方式获得 H-2B 身份——但申请国别配额下 H-2B 工人的情况除外，此类工人不受返工要求的限制。若国土安全部和/或劳工部要求，申请人必须提供相关文件，并完全配合审计等合规审查工作。 国土安全部和劳工部计划开展大量裁决后审计，以核实对临时最终规则中认证要求及关键工人保护条款的合规情况。

DHS will also subject employers that have committed certain labor law violations in the H-2B program to additional scrutiny in the supplemental cap petition process. These measures are aimed at ensuring compliance with H-2B program requirements and obligations. 
国土安全部还将对在 H-2B 签证项目中存在特定劳动法违规行为的雇主，在补充名额申请程序中实施额外审查。这些措施旨在确保 H-2B 项目要求及义务的合规履行。

Petitions filed under the supplemental allocations in this rule at any location other than the current filing location will be rejected and the filing fees will be returned.
根据本规则补充配额提交的申请，若递交至当前受理地点以外的任何地点，将被拒绝受理且申请费用将予以退还。

Generally, the employment start date listed on an H-2B petition must be the same as the employment start date authorized on the TLC. See 8 CFR 214.2(h)(6)(iv)(D). Petitions with employment start dates that do NOT match the TLC’s employment start date will be rejected and returned with fees. However, for purposes of this H-2B cap increase, petitioners may use TLCs that list an employment start date that has passed if the TLC is otherwise valid. We may deny or reject a petition submitted without the required attestation.
通常情况下，H-2B 申请中列明的雇佣开始日期必须与临时劳工证明（TLC）上批准的雇佣开始日期一致。参见《联邦法规汇编》第 8 编第 214.2(h)(6)(iv)(D)条。若申请中的雇佣开始日期与 TLC 证明不符，该申请将被拒收并退还申请费。但针对本次 H-2B 签证名额增加的特殊情况，申请人可使用已过起始日期但仍属有效的 TLC 证明。未提交必要声明的申请可能被拒绝或驳回。

H-2B petitions filed for the supplemental visa allocation may generally request unnamed workers, but such workers will be subject to the returning worker requirement or the limitation to nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica under the country-specific allocation.
为补充签证配额提交的 H-2B 申请通常可请求不具名工人，但此类工人须满足返工人员要求，或受限于针对萨尔瓦多、危地马拉、洪都拉斯、海地、哥伦比亚、厄瓜多尔和哥斯达黎加国民的国别配额规定。

A petition may be filed with only a single Form ETA 9142-B-CAA-9. A petitioner requesting both returning workers and workers under the country-specific allocation who are exempt from the returning worker requirement must do so on separate petitions.
每份申请仅可随附一份 ETA 9142-B-CAA-9 表格。若申请人同时申请返工人员与豁免返工要求的国别配额工人，须分别提交独立申请。

On the Form ETA 9142-B-CAA-9, the petitioner must indicate the supplemental visa allocation under which H-2B nonimmigrant workers are requested. A petitioner must only indicate a single allocation and must only request workers who qualify for this allocation. If more than one box is checked or the petition is requesting workers who do not qualify for the requested allocation, we may reject, or deny, or take other adverse action with respect to the petition.
在 ETA 9142-B-CAA-9 表格上，申请人必须注明所申请的 H-2B 非移民工人适用的补充签证分配类别。申请人只能选择一个分配类别，且仅能申请符合该类别要求的工人。若勾选多个选项或申请不符合所选分配类别要求的工人，我们可能拒绝、否决或以其他不利方式处理该申请。

If a petitioner files a petition seeking H-2B workers under this supplemental visa allocation and requests a change of status for a worker in the U.S., we will deny the change of status request but will adjudicate the petition to determine eligibility for H-2B classification.
若申请人根据此补充签证分配提交 H-2B 工人申请，并为在美国境内的工人申请身份变更，我们将否决身份变更请求，但仍会审理该申请以确定是否符合 H-2B 分类资格。

If we approve the H-2B petition, the worker will need to obtain the H-2B visa, if applicable, at a consular post abroad before seeking admission to the U.S. in H-2B status at a port of entry. Check the Department of State processing times webpage to ensure that workers have sufficient time to apply for a visa.
若 H-2B 申请获批，工人需在境外使领馆获取 H-2B 签证（如适用），方可在入境口岸以 H-2B 身份申请进入美国。请查阅国务院签证处理时间网页，确保工人有充足时间申请签证。

We will stop accepting petitions under this temporary final rule received after Sept. 15, 2025, or after the applicable cap has been reached, whichever occurs first. We will reject any petitions received after Sept. 15 or after the cap is reached, whichever is earlier. We will deny all pending petitions not approved before Oct. 1, 2025, and will not refund any fees.
根据本临时最终规则，我们将停止受理 2025 年 9 月 15 日之后提交或达到适用名额上限的申请（以先到者为准）。对于 9 月 15 日之后或名额满额后收到的申请（以较早发生者为准），我们将予以拒收。所有在 2025 年 10 月 1 日前未获批准的待决申请将被拒绝，且不退还任何费用。

We will consider petitions requesting an employment start date after Sept. 30, 2025, towards the first half statutory FY 2026 H-2B cap, subject to all eligibility requirements for FY 2026 H-2B cap filings.
我们将把申请就业开始日期在 2025 年 9 月 30 日之后的请愿纳入 2026 财年上半年 H-2B 签证法定配额范围内进行审理，但需满足 2026 财年 H-2B 配额申请的所有资格要求。

In addition to making additional visas available under the FY 2025 time-limited authority, DHS exercised its general H-2B regulatory authority to temporarily extend portability flexibility that allows certain H-2B workers who are already in the United States to begin work with a new employer after USCIS receives the H-2B petition (supported by a valid temporary labor certification) filed on their behalf, and before the H-2B petition is approved. Portability enables certain H-2B workers to change employers more quickly if they encounter unsafe or abusive working conditions. This provision extended the temporary flexibility provided in the FY 2024 temporary final rule (TFR), which covered petitions requesting an extension of stay received no later than Jan. 24, 2025. DHS has since published a final rule that includes a permanent portability provision, which applies to eligible petitions filed on or after Jan. 17, 2025. The temporary portability provision of the FY 2024 TFR continues to apply to eligible petitions filed before Jan. 17, 2025.
除根据 2025 财年临时授权增加签证配额外，国土安全部还行使了其常规 H-2B 监管权限，临时延长了工作转换灵活性条款。该条款允许已在美国境内的特定 H-2B 工人在以下情况下为新雇主工作：美国公民及移民服务局（USCIS）收到以其名义提交的 H-2B 申请（附有效临时劳工认证）后，且在该申请获批前。工作转换机制使特定 H-2B 工人在遭遇不安全或虐待性工作条件时能更快更换雇主。此条款延续了 2024 财年临时最终规则（TFR）提供的临时灵活性，原规则涵盖在 2025 年 1 月 24 日前提交的延期居留申请。国土安全部后续颁布的最终规则已包含永久性工作转换条款，适用于 2025 年 1 月 17 日及之后提交的合格申请。2024 财年 TFR 的临时工作转换条款继续适用于 2025 年 1 月 17 日前提交的合格申请。

Petitions filed to extend the stay of H-2B workers who are already in the U.S. as H-2B workers are not subject to the cap. Thus, petitioners requesting to have these current H-2B workers immediately work for them after they file their petition with USCIS and before the petition is approved, are not subject to the irreparable harm requirement. These petitioners, who are only seeking portability flexibilities for cap-exempt workers, are also not required to conduct a fresh round of recruitment or to submit Form ETA 9142-B-CAA-9.
针对已在美国以 H-2B 身份工作的外籍劳工提出的延期居留申请不受年度配额限制。因此，申请人若要求这些现有 H-2B 劳工在向美国公民及移民服务局提交申请后、申请获批前立即为其工作，则无需满足"不可弥补损害"的证明要求。仅寻求不受配额限制劳工工作许可灵活性的申请人，亦无需开展新一轮招聘或提交 ETA 9142-B-CAA-9 表格。