USCIS Closes First-Half FY 2027 H-2B Cap Filing Window

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year 2027. Sept. 4, 2026 was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2027.

USCIS will reject new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after Sept. 4, 2026 if they request an employment start date before April 1, 2027.

Anyone, including U.S. workers and H-2B workers, may submit tips, alleged violations and other relevant information about potential fraud or abuse through USCIS’s online tip form.

Additional information is available on the USCIS Cap Count for H-2B Nonimmigrants page.