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H-2B Count for Fiscal Year 2010

November 5, 2009

USCIS has recently updated the count of H-2B visa for the first half of the fiscal year 2010. As of October 30, 2009, USCIS has approved 18,885 petitions, out of total 21,154 H-2B petitions.

Fiscal Year 2010 H-2B Cap Count

Cap Type	Cap Amount	Beneficiaries Approved	Beneficiaries Pending	Beneficiaries Target 1	Total	Date of Last Count
H-2B 1st Half	33,000	18,885	2,269	47,000	21,154	10/30/09
H-2B 2nd Half	33,000 ²	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

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.