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USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for First Half of FY 2027

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced it received enough petitions to meet the H-2B visa limit, called the cap, for the first half of the 2027 financial year. Because of this, USCIS will send back any new H-2B visa petitions that count towards this cap if they arrived after 4 September 2026. These petitions would have asked for a job to start before 1 April 2027. This affects employers who want to bring H-2B workers to the United States during this time.

Jurisdiction

United States

Stage

Effective 11 Sept 2026

Published

11 Sept 2026

In force

11 Sept 2026

Category

Work Permits

Official source

USCIS Newsroom