Cap Count for H-2B Nonimmigrants
《H-2B 非移民签证名额统计》
The H-2B Program H-2B 计划
Congress created the H-2B non-agricultural temporary worker program to allow U.S. employers to bring alien workers to the United States to fill temporary non agricultural jobs.
国会设立 H-2B 非农业临时工作签证项目，允许美国雇主引进外籍劳工填补临时性非农业岗位。
For more information about the H-2B program, see H-2B Non-Agricultural Workers.
有关 H-2B 签证项目的更多信息，请参阅《H-2B 非农业劳工签证指南》。
What Is the H-2B Cap?
什么是 H-2B 签证年度配额？
Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended, there is a statutory numerical limit, or “cap,” on the total number of aliens who may receive an H-2B visa, or otherwise be granted H-2B status, during a fiscal year. Currently, Congress has set the H-2B cap at 66,000 per fiscal year, with 33,000 for workers who begin employment in the first half of the fiscal year (Oct. 1 - Mar. 31) and 33,000 for workers who begin employment in the second half of the fiscal year (Apr. 1 – Sep. 30). Any unused numbers from the first half of the fiscal year will be available for employers seeking to hire H-2B workers during the second half of the fiscal year. Unused H-2B numbers from one fiscal year do not carry over into the next fiscal year.
根据修订后的《移民与国籍法》(INA)，每个财政年度授予 H-2B 签证或批准 H-2B 身份的外籍人士总数设有法定上限（即"配额"）。目前国会将 H-2B 年度配额设定为 66,000 个，其中 33,000 个分配给财政年度上半年（10 月 1 日至 3 月 31 日）开始工作的劳工，另外 33,000 个分配给下半年（4 月 1 日至 9 月 30 日）开始工作的劳工。上半年未使用的配额将开放给下半年申请雇佣 H-2B 劳工的雇主使用。但跨财政年度的剩余配额不予结转。
Reporting H-2B Fraud 举报 H-2B 签证欺诈行为
Anyone (including U.S. workers and H-2B workers who suspect they or others may be the victim of H-2B fraud or abuse) can send us tips, alleged violations, and other relevant information about potential fraud or abuse using our online tip form.
任何人（包括怀疑自己或他人可能成为 H-2B 签证欺诈或虐待受害者的美国工人及 H-2B 工人）均可通过我们的在线举报表格提交线索、涉嫌违规行为及其他与潜在欺诈或虐待相关的信息。
Workers Who Are Exempt from the H-2B Cap
不受 H-2B 签证名额限制的工人群体
Generally, workers in the United States in H-2B status who extend their stay, change employers, or change the terms and conditions of employment will not be subject to the cap. Similarly, H-2B workers who have previously been counted against the cap in the same fiscal year that the proposed employment begins will not be subject to the cap if the employer names them on the petition and indicates that they have already been counted. The spouse and children of H-2B workers classified as H-4 nonimmigrants also do not count against this cap.
通常情况下，已在美国以 H-2B 身份延长居留期、更换雇主或变更雇佣条款的工人不受名额限制。同样，若雇主在申请中列明且注明已计入名额的 H-2B 工人，其在本财年（所申请工作开始日期所在财年）内曾被计入名额的，亦不受限制。被归类为 H-4 非移民身份的 H-2B 工人配偶及子女同样不占用该名额。
Additionally, petitions for the following types of workers are exempt from the H-2B cap:
此外，以下类型工人的申请不受 H-2B 签证名额限制：
- Fish roe processors, fish roe technicians, or supervisors of fish roe processing; and
鱼卵加工人员、鱼卵技术人员或鱼卵加工监督人员；以及 - Workers performing labor or services in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or Guam until Dec. 31, 2029.
在 2029 年 12 月 31 日之前，于北马里亚纳群岛联邦或关岛从事劳动或服务的工人。
Once the H-2B cap is reached, we may accept petitions only for H-2B workers who are exempt or not subject to the H-2B cap.
一旦 H-2B 签证名额用尽，我们仅接受不受 H-2B 名额限制或豁免的 H-2B 工人申请。
Fiscal Year 2025 H-2B Cap Count
2025 财年 H-2B 签证名额统计
On Sept. 19, USCIS announced that we had received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated H-2B cap for the first half of FY 2025. Sept. 18 was the “final receipt date” for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting employment start dates before April 1, 2025. The “final receipt date” is the date on which we determine that we received enough cap-subject petitions to reach the limit of 33,000 H-2B workers for the first half of FY 2025.
9 月 19 日，美国公民及移民服务局宣布已收到足够数量的申请，达到国会规定的 2025 财年上半年 H-2B 签证名额上限。9 月 18 日成为要求 2025 年 4 月 1 日前开始雇佣的新 H-2B 工作签证申请的"最终受理日"。"最终受理日"是指我们确定已收到足够数量申请以达到 2025 财年上半年 33,000 名 H-2B 工人限额的日期。
On March 26, 2025, USCIS announced that we received enough petitions to reach the congressionally established H-2B cap for the second half of FY 2025. March 5, 2025, was the “final receipt date” for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting employment start dates before Oct. 1, 2025. The “final receipt date” is the date on which we determine that we received enough cap-subject petitions to reach the limit of 33,000 H-2B workers for the second half of FY 2025.
2025 年 3 月 26 日，美国公民及移民服务局宣布已收到足够数量的申请，达到国会规定的 2025 财年下半年 H-2B 签证名额上限。2025 年 3 月 5 日成为要求 2025 年 10 月 1 日前开始雇佣的新 H-2B 工作签证申请的"最终受理日"。"最终受理日"是指我们确定已收到足够数量申请以达到 2025 财年下半年 33,000 名 H-2B 工人限额的日期。
| Cap Type 签证类型 | Cap Amount 名额上限 | Beneficiaries Approved 已获批受益人 | Beneficiaries Pending 待审受益人 | Total Beneficiaries¹ 受益人总数¹ | Date of Last Count 最近统计日期 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-2B: First Half of FY 2025 H-2B 签证：2025 财年上半年 | 33,000 | On 9/18/2024, the cap for the first half of FY 2025 was reached 2024 年 9 月 18 日，2025 财年上半年的名额已满 | |||
| H-2B: Second Half of FY 2025 H-2B 签证：2025 财年下半年 | 33,000² | On 3/5/2025, the cap for the second half of FY 2025 was reached. 2025 年 3 月 5 日，2025 财年下半年配额已满。 |
Note: The figures above are preliminary estimates and are only meant to give the public an approximate count of beneficiaries of H-2B visas who would be counted towards the INA cap for the fiscal year.
注：上述数字为初步估计值，仅用于向公众提供可能计入该财年《移民与国籍法》H-2B 签证配额受益人的近似数量参考。
¹ Refers to the total number of beneficiaries of approved or pending petitions filed with USCIS that could potentially be counted towards the H-2B cap. This number will typically exceed the actual cap to allow for withdrawals, denials, and approvals for which no visa is issued.
¹ 指已提交至美国公民及移民服务局(USCIS)的获批或待审申请中可能计入 H-2B 签证配额的潜在受益人总数。该数字通常会超过实际配额，以涵盖申请撤回、拒签及获批但未签发签证等情况。
² If the first half of the fiscal year cap of 33,000 H-2B visas is not reached during the first half of the fiscal year, we will make those unused numbers available for use during the second half of the fiscal year. Unused fiscal year cap-subject H-2B visas do not carry over to the following fiscal year.
² 如果财政年度上半年的 33,000 个 H-2B 签证配额未用完，我们将把剩余配额转至财政年度下半年使用。未使用的财政年度 H-2B 签证配额不会延续至下一财政年度。