Federal Agencies, Agency Memos & Announcements

FY2020 H-2B Cap Count

2/26/20 AILA Doc. No. 19081933. Business Immigration, H-2B Temporary Worker

February 26, 2020

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has reached the cap for the second half of FY2020.


February 10, 2020

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has received 21,226 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the second half of FY2020, with 7,770 approved and 13,456 pending.


January 30, 2020

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has received 4,228 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the second half of FY2020, with 183 approved and 4,045 pending.


November 15, 2019

USCIS announced that on 11/15/19, it reached the H-2B cap for the first half of FY2020. For more information, read this USCIS press release.


November 12, 2019

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has received 33,360 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the first half of FY2020, with 28,371 approved and 4,989 pending.


November 7, 2019

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has received 32,078 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the first half of FY2020, with 26,412 approved and 5,666 pending.


October 31, 2019

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has received 29,342 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the first half of FY2020, with 22,931 approved and 6,411 pending.


October 24, 2019

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has received 25,819 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the first half of FY2020, with 21,375 approved and 4,444 pending.


October 10, 2019

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has received 20,519 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the first half of FY2020, with 18,188 approved and 2,331 pending.


September 30, 2019

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has received 18,297 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the first half of FY2020, with 14,517 approved and 3,780 pending.


September 16, 2019

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has received 13,207 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the first half of FY2020, with 11,078 approved and 2,129 pending.


September 5, 2019

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has received 10,419 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the first half of FY2020, with 7,058 approved and 3,361 pending.


August 19, 2019

USCIS updated its H-2B cap count for FY2020, stating that it has received 2,286 beneficiaries toward the 33,000 cap for the first half of FY2020, with 2,286 approved.