USCIS Reaches H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2026 and Filing Dates Now Available for Supplemental Visa Allocations
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B statutory cap for the second half of fiscal year 2026.
Key changes
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to meet the H-2B statutory cap for the second half of fiscal year 2026. The filing dates for the second and third allocations for the supplemental H-2B visas for FY 2026 are now available.
H-2B Cap for Second Half of FY 2026
USCIS received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the second half of FY 2026. March 10, 2026 was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date on or after April 1 and before Oct. 1, 2026. We will reject new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after March 10, 2026, that request an employment start date on or after April 1 and before Oct. 1, 2026.
Filing Dates for the Second and Third Allocations of Supplemental Visas for FY 2026
See the chart on the Temporary Increase in H-2B Nonimmigrant Visas for FY 2026 page for information about the second and third allocations of supplemental visas that are available and the relevant filing dates.
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