Cap reached for remaining H-2B visas for returning workers for FY 2021.
August 22, 2021
As of August 13, USCIS had received enough petitions for returning workers to reach the additional 22,000 H-2B visas made available under the FY 2021 H-2B supplemental visa temporary final rule. The agency will reject and return any cap-subject petitions for H-2B returning workers received after Aug. 13, together with any accompanying fees. USCIS will continue to accept H-2B petitions for workers that are exempt from the congressionally mandated cap, including current H-2B workers in the United States who are extending their stay, changing employers, or changing the terms and conditions of their employment; fish roe processors, fish roe technicians, or supervisors of fish roe processing; and workers performing labor or services in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or Guam from November 28, 2009, until December 31, 2029.