Immigration News - H-2A/H-2B, H-2B visa, H-2B visa cap, USCIS, United States United States | H-2B visa cap reached for additional returning workers for early second half FY 2025 Share this article LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) April 23, 2025 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it has reached the additional H-2B visa cap made for returning workers for the early second half of fiscal year (FY) 2025 with start dates from April 1 to May 14, 2025. Key Points: Under the H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule, the cap for the additional H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the early second half of FY 2025 with start dates from April 1 to May 14, 2025, was set at 19,000. The final receipt date for petitions requesting supplemental H-2B visas under the FY 2025 early second half returning worker allocation was April 18, 2025. Additional information on supplemental visas for FY 2025 can be found here. This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group. Copyright © 2025 Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. All rights reserved. Reprinting or digital redistribution to the public is permitted only with the express written permission of Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. For inquiries, please contact copyright@bal.com.