The Department of Homeland Security announced a final rule Dec. 18 that it says will allow United States companies that need seasonal workers to more quickly and efficiently fill those jobs.
This modernizing and improvement of the H-2 nonimmigrant visa programs will directly impact the Thoroughbred industry. The H-2 visa programs aid employers who are unable to hire qualified U.S.-based workers to seek workers from outside the country to fill temporary or seasonal agricultural and nonagricultural jobs.
The rule takes effect Jan. 17, 2025. From that point forward, all petitions require the latest Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker.
DHS said that the final rule “significantly strengthens worker protections by, among other things, imposing new consequences on companies that charge prohibited fees or violate our labor laws, and provides greater flexibility for H-2A and H-2B workers.”
According to the DHS, there…
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