Update on applications received for requested date of need from Oct. 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025 (fiscal year (FY) 2025 first half of the visa cap):

The Department of Labor reported that as of June 14, a total of 5,947 cases were issued Final Decisions. Certified positions for this period were allocated for 111,225 workers.

In April, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reached the additional H-2B visa cap made for returning workers for the early second half of FY 2025 with start dates from April 1 to May 14, 2025.

Update on applications received for requested date of need from April 1, 2025 (FY 2025 second half of the visa cap):

As of June 14, a total of 8,723 cases were issued Final Decisions. Certified positions for this period were allocated for 118,846 workers.

Additional Information: Per USCIS, allocation of the 64,716 supplemental H-2B visas for the late second half of FY 2025 (May 15 through Sept. 30) 5,000 visas were limited to returning workers who were issued H-2B visas or held H-2B status in fiscal years 2022, 2023 or 2024, regardless of country of nationality.

These late second half of FY 2025 petitions must request employment start dates from May 15, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2025.

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