H-2B Cap Reached for Second Half of FY2009

USCIS announced yesterday, January 8, 2009, that it has received sufficient number of applications under the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the second half of Fiscal Year 2009 (FY2009).  USCIS is notifying the public that Jan. 7, 2009 was the “final receipt date” for new H-2B worker petitions requesting employment start dates prior to October 1, 2009.  The “final receipt date” is the date on which USCIS determines that it has received enough cap-subject petitions to reach the limit of 33,000 H-2B workers for the second half of FY2009.

USCIS will reject petitions for new H-2B workers seeking employment start dates prior to October 1, 2009 that arrive after Jan. 7, 2009.

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