US Citizenship and Immigration Services

Edited Press Release from NTRA U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Wednesday they have received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary nonagricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2023. USCIS will reject new cap-subject H-2B petitions received after Sept. 12, 2022 that request an employment start date before April 1, 2023. With many in the Thoroughbred industry relying on H-2B visas, we are sharing this for your information. USCIS will continue to accept H-2B petitions that are exempt from the...