US reached cap count for additional H-2B visas for first half of FY 2025

Highlights: Cap count for additional H-2B visas reached for the first half of FY 2025

• The USCIS reached the cap count for additional H-2B visas for the first half of Fiscal Year 2025.
• The additional cap targeted to welcome 20,716 returning workers to the US in 2025.
• The final petitions for additional H-2B visas were received on January 07, 2025.
• Petitions are still being accepted for H-2b non-immigrant workers for the additional visas allotted to certain countries.

 

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US H-2B visa cap reached for the first half of FY 2025

The USCIS has recently announced that it has received enough petitions for the additional 20,716 H-2B visas allotted to returning workers, thereby reaching the H-2B visa cap for the first half of Fiscal Year 2025. January 07, 2025, was the final date to receive H-2B visa petitions.

 

The additional H-2B visas were allotted under the H-2B Supplemental Cap Temporary Final Rule which was published on December 02, 2024. These additional visas were introduced to invite returning workers who had start dates on or before March 31, 2025.

 

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USCIS is still accepting petitions from select countries

 

The USCIS is still open for H-2B non-immigrant workers for the additional 20,000 visas reserved for workers from Costa Rica, Colombia, El Salvador, Ecuador, Haiti, Guatemala, and Honduras.

 

Workers from these countries whose start dates are on or before March 31, 2025, and are exempted from the returning worker requirement can submit petitions to the USCIS. Applicants under the 20,716 H-2B visa category who were unable to submit the petition this time can apply under the country-specific visa allocation.

 

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