H-2B Cap Count UPDATE – 6/11/14

The H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary non-agricultural jobs.

The H-2B cap limit for the first half of FY 2014 (October 1 – March 31) is 33,000. As of March 14, 2014, the cap for the 1st half of FY 2014 was reached.

The H-2B cap limit for second half of FY 2014 (April 1 – September 30) is 33,000. As of the last count (6/11/14); 23,489 beneficiaries have been approved and 1,481 are pending for a total of 24,970.

For further details read, “Cap Count for H-2B Nonimmigrants

Source of Information:

USCIS.gov (6/18/14) Web Page

AILA InfoNet Doc. No. 13100840 (posted 6/16/14)

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