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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2024 and Announces Filing Dates for the Second Half of FY 2024 Supplemental Visas

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USCISMarch 8, 2024

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USCIS has received enough H-2B petitions to reach the cap for the second half of fiscal year 2024. The agency is now announcing filing dates for supplemental H-2B visas available for the remainder of FY 2024 under a temporary final rule. Employers seeking temporary nonagricultural workers should monitor these new filing windows.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B cap for the second half of fiscal year (FY) 2024 and is announcing the filing dates for supplemental H-2B visas for the reminder of FY 2024 made available under the FY 2024 H-2B supplemental visa temporary final rule.

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