USCIS announced that it has received enough petitions to reach the cap for the additional 20,716 H-2B visas made available for returning workers for the first half of FY2024 with start dates on or before March 31, 2024, under the H-2B supplemental cap temporary final rule. January 9, 2024, was the final receipt date for petitions requesting supplemental H-2B visas under the FY2024 first half returning worker allocation.