USA H2B Visas cap reached, what next?

Highlights: US H2B Visa Cap reached for second half of FY 2024!

• The USCIS has met the target for the second half of Fiscal Year 2024.
• The dates for the H2B visa petitions were set between April 1 to May 14, 2024.
• The final date for petitions requesting supplemental H-2B visas for returning workers was April 17, 2024.
• New petitions for workers for the later second half of FY 2024 are set to be accepted from April 22, 2024.

 

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H-2B Cap met for Additional Returning Workers

The H-2B visa cap for additional returning workers for the second half of Fiscal Year 2024 has been reached. 19,000 was the H-2B visa cap allotted for the early second half of Additional Returning Worker Allocations. The last date for candidates requesting petitions for supplemental H-2B visas was April 17, 2024.

 

The US is still accepting petitions for non-immigrant workers for nationals belonging to the following countries

 

• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Haiti
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Costa Rica

 

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Petition dates for late Second half of 2024 Announced

New petitions for workers for the late second half of FY 2024 will begin on April 22, 2024. Workers requesting employment start dates from May 15 to September 30, 2024, will be applicable for the round of petitions. 5000 visas under this allocation are restricted to workers with H-2B visas issued or held status from 2021 to 2023. 

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