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USCIS Updates H-2B Cap Statistics for FY 2010
February 4, 2010
USCIS has updated the H-2B cap count for FY2010. As of January 29, 2010, USCIS has received 41,947 H-2B petitions against the target of 47,000 out of which 38,071 petitions are approved and 3,876 are pending. USCIS has received 13,034 H-2B petitions for the second half of the fiscal year, also against a target of 47,000 of which 7,868 petitions are approved and 5,166 are pending.
Cap Type | Cap Amount | Beneficiaries Approved |
Beneficiaries Pending |
Beneficiaries Target 1 |
Total | Date of Last Count |
H-2B 1st Half | 33,000 | 38,071 | 3,876 | 47,000 | 41,947 | 1/29/10 |
H-2B 2nd Half | 33,000 2 | 7,868 | 5,166 | 47,000 | 13,034 | 1/29/10 |
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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