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Fiscal Year 2010 H-2B Cap Count
January 5, 2010
USCIS has updated the count of H-2B visa petitions, received and counted towards the fiscal year 2010. As of January 3, 2010 USCIS has received approximately 35,947 petitions and out of these USCIS has approved 32,138 H-2B petitions.
Cap Type | Cap Amount | Beneficiaries Approved |
Beneficiaries Pending |
Beneficiaries Target 1 |
Total | Date of Last Count |
H-2B 1st Half | 33,000 | 32,138 | 3,809 | 47,000 | 35,947 | 1/03/10 |
H-2B 2nd Half | 33,000 2 | 58 | 2,941 | 47,000 | 2,999 | 1/03/10 |
1 Refers to the estimated numbers of beneficiary applications
needed to reach a cap, with an allowance for withdrawals,
denials and revocations.
2 A shortfall in the 1st half would be made up in the 2nd half.
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