H-2B update: cap count as of 11/14/17 Email
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 02:00 AM

 

H-2B update

From USCIS:

Fiscal Year 2018 H-2B Cap Count
USCIS is currently accepting petitions for the FY 2018 H-2B cap. USCIS will regularly update the chart below as H-2B petitions for FY 2018 are received.

 

Cap Type

Cap Amount

Beneficiaries Approved

Beneficiaries Pending

Total Beneficiaries1

Date of Last Count

H-2B:

First Half

of FY 2018

33,000

15,213

3,453

18,666

11/14/2017

H-2B:

Second Half

of FY 2018

33,0002

 

 

 

 

 

1 Refers to the total number of beneficiaries for approved or pending petitions filed with USCIS that could potentially be counted towards the H-2B cap. This number will ultimately exceed the actual cap to allow for withdrawals, denials, and approvals for which no visa is issued.

2 If the cap is not reached for the first half of the fiscal year, USCIS will make those unused numbers available for use during the second half of the fiscal year.