As of August 8, 2014 the USCIS receipted 26,677 H-2B beneficiaries. H-2B Program was designed for
immigration of non-agricultural foreign workers. On March 14, 2014, the USCIS
received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated
H-2B cap for the first half of Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. March 14, 2014 was the
final receipt date for new H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start
date before April 1, 2014.
The final receipt date is when the Immigration Service receives enough cap-subject petitions to reach the limit of 33,000 H-2B workers for the
first half of FY 2014. This means that there are no longer any spots available
from the first half of FY 2014 to carry over to the second half of FY 2014.
H-2B worker who extends his/her stay in H-2B status will not be counted against the H-2B cap. In addition, the
spouse and children of H-2B workers classified as H-4 nonimmigrants are not
counted against this cap.
| Cap Type | Cap Amount | Beneficiaries Approved | Beneficiaries Pending | Target Beneficiaries | Total | Date of Last Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-2B: 2nd Half FY 2014 | 33,0002 | 25,442 | 1,235 | 26,677 | 08/08/2014 | |
| H-2B: 1st Half FY 2015 | 33,000 | 1,312 | 950 | 2,262 | 08/08/2014 |
