On September 11, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally established H-2B cap for the first half of fiscal year 2027.
September 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 said. The agency is rejecting new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after September 4, 2026, that request an employment start date before April 1, 2027.
