U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has received
enough H-2B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for
the second half of FY 2023 and released filing dates for
supplemental H-2B visas for the remainder of FY 2023.
Overview?
USCIS announced that enough petitions were received
to meet the H-2B cap for the second half of the fiscal
year (FY) 2023 on Feb. 28, 2023. Unless exempt from the H-2B cap,
USCIS will reject H-2B petitions seeking a start date between April
1, 2023, and Oct. 1, 2023, received after Feb. 27, 2023.
USCIS used a computer-generated selection process to allocate
H-2B cap numbers fairly and orderly due to a high volume of
petitions submitted on or before Feb. 27, 2023. As part of the
selection process, USCIS will notify employers if their petition
was chosen for adjudication. Premium processing services will begin
after a receipt date has been assigned to selected petitions.?
