USCIS Reaches Cap for April H-2B Visas

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has stopped accepting petitions for the 19,000 supplemental H-2B visas allocated to returning workers set to begin employment between April 1 and May 14, 2025. Any applications submitted after April 18 will be denied. These additional visas, commonly used in industries such as hospitality and construction, were part of a temporary increase to the standard annual limit. However, 20,000 H-2B visas are still available for nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Colombia, Ecuador, and Costa Rica — and prior H-2B employment is not required to apply.