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H-2B Cap Reached for Additional Returning Workers for First Half of Fiscal Year 2024
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced that as of January 9, 2024, the additional returning H-2B worker allotment of 20,716 visas for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2024 (October 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024) had been exhausted.

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Available H-2B Visas

For the early second half of fiscal year FY 2024 (April 1 to May 14), 19,000 visas will be available to returning workers. Petitions filed for this period must request employment start dates between April 1, 2024, and May 14, 2024.

For the late second half of fiscal year FY 2024 (May 15 to September 30), 5,000 visas will be available to returning workers. Petitions filed during this period must request employment start dates between May 15, 2024, and September 30, 2024.

In addition, 20,000 visas are reserved for nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica for the entirety of FY 2024.

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