On February 1, 2023, USCIS announced that it has received enough H-2B petitions to reach the cap for the additional 18,216 H-2B visas that were made available for returning workers for the 1st half of fiscal year 2023, with start dates on or before March 31, 2023. USCIS continues to accept H-2B petitions for the additional 20,000 H-2B visas allotted to nationals of Haiti, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.
