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Latest Update: H-2B Count for the Second Half of Fiscal Year 2009
December 15, 2008
On December 15, 2008 USCIS updated the count of H-2B petitions received and counted towards the H-2B cap for the second half of the Fiscal Year 2009. As of December 15, 2008, 18,367 petitions have been counted towards the 33,000 cap for the second half of FY 2009.
| Cap | Beneficiaries Approved | Beneficiaries Pending | Beneficiaries Target1 | Total | Date of Last Count | |
| H-2B 1st Half | 33,000 | ------ | ------ | ------ | Cap Reached | 29 July 2008 |
| H-2B 2nd Half | 33,0002 | 9,282 | 9,085 | 50,000 | 18,367 | 12 December 2008 |
| H-2B Annual (FY 09) | 66,0003 | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
1Refers to the estimated numbers of beneficiary applications needed to reach a cap, with an allowance for withdrawals, denials and revocations.
2A shortfall in the 1st half would be made up in the 2nd half.
3 Visas issued plus beneficiaries changing status already
in the United States.
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