The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced-on Thursday, April 18, 2024, that they have 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) 2024! They will continue to accept petitions for H-2B workers for the other 20,000 additional visas which have been allotted for nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica.
For more information, please review the USCIS News Alert, “Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2024“
Source of Information:
USCIS (USCIS.gov), 4/18/24, News Alert:
Cap Reached for Additional Returning Worker H-2B Visas for the Early Second Half of FY 2024
USCIS (USCIS.gov), 4/18/24, Web Page:
Temporary Increase in H-2B Nonimmigrant Visas for FY 2024
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