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Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2025

DeadlinePublished Apr 23, 2025Changes requirements

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 19,000 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the early second half of fiscal year (FY) 2025 with start dates from April 1 to May 14, 2025, under the H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule (FY 2025 TFR).

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H-2B temporary non-agricultural

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  • H-2B temporary non-agricultural: “Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2025”

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DeadlinePublished Feb 13, 2026

Cap Reached for First Allocation of Returning Worker H-2B Visas FY 2026

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 18,490 H-2B visas made available for the first allocation of returning workers of fiscal year 2026 with start dates from Jan. 1 to March 31, 2026, under the H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule (FY 2026 TFR).

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