USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of Fiscal Year 2025

Workforce
 
Published:September 24, 2024
Dana Ritchie

On September 19, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has reached the congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2025. September 18 was the final date for new cap-subject H-2B petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2025. USCIS will reject any new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after September 18 that request an employment start date before April 1, 2025.
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The H-2B program allows U.S. businesses to employ foreign workers for temporary nonagricultural positions. While the cap for the first half of fiscal year 2025 has been reached, USCIS is still accepting H-2B pe​titions that are exempt from the congressionally mandated cap. More details on the exemptions and further guidance can be found in their official release here.

For more information, please refer to the USCIS announcement.​