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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reached the cap for the additional 20,716 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of fiscal year 2025 with start dates on or before March 31, 2025.
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Additional Information: The FY 2025 TFR was published on Dec. 2, 2024, with an immediate effective date. USCIS immediately began accepting H-2B petitions with start dates on or before March 31, 2025, for the 20,716 returning worker allocation for the first half of FY 2025, and the 20,000 allocation for nationals of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti and Honduras who are exempt from the returning worker requirement.
This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.
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