USCIS Reaches the H-2B Cap for the First Half of Fiscal Year 2017
USCIS has received a sufficient number of petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H‑2B cap for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2017. January 10, 2017 was the final receipt date for new H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2017.
What Happens After Reaching the Cap
Except as noted below, we will reject new H-2B petitions received after January 10, 2017 that request an employment start date before April 1, 2017.
https://www.uscis.gov/news/alerts/uscis-reaches-h-2b-cap-first-half-fiscal-year-2017
