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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2025 and Filing Dates Now Available for Supplemental Visas

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USCIS announced that the statutory cap for H-2B visas in the second half of FY 2025 has been reached. Filing dates for supplemental H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2025 are now available. Employers seeking H-2B workers should act quickly if they have not yet filed petitions, as regular cap visas are no longer available this fiscal year.
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USCIS received enough petitions to meet the H-2B statutory cap for the second half of fiscal year 2025. The filing dates for supplemental H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2025 are now available.

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