Employers Hit H-2B Work Visa Cap for Second Half of Fiscal Year

March 20, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC

Seasonal US employers filed enough petitions for H-2B visas to meet a statutory cap for the second half of fiscal year 2026, US Citizenship and Immigration Services said Friday.

The announcement means filing dates are available for 27,736 supplemental H-2B visas for jobs with start dates between April 1 through April 30th, the agency said. Filing dates are also available for another 18,490 supplemental visas for jobs with start dates between May 1 and Sept. 30, according to the statement.

The H-2B program allows employers—primarily in hospitality, landscaping, and seafood processing—to hire foreign workers for seasonal non-agricultural jobs. The program ...

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