Summary
Seasonal agricultural workers from designated countries.
Seasonal agricultural worker (H-2A) program: DOL and DHS updates.
What this topic is
Seasonal agricultural workers from designated countries.
Most work visas are employer-specific: you can only work for the petitioner listed on the approved petition. A new employer generally needs to file their own petition before you can start.
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Last 90 days
What matters for H-2A
Highest-signal items for H-2A from roughly the last three months, when we have enough coverage (impact, open comments, fees, or processing shifts).
- Published Fed. RegisterOpen for commentsAgency Information Collection Activities; Reinstatement, With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired: Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker: H-2A Classification
USCIS is requesting public comments on reinstatement of its H-2A petition form collection, which handles temporary agricultural worker visa applications. The form is being reactivated with changes after a previous approval lapsed. Employers and workers in agricultural sectors…
- Published Fed. RegisterFeesLabor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of H-2A and H-2B Foreign Workers in the United States: Annual Update to Allowable Monetary Charges for Agricultural Workers' Meals and for Travel Subsistence Reimbursement, Including Lodging
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced annual updates to allowable meal charges and travel subsistence reimbursement amounts for H-2A and H-2B temporary agricultural and nonagricultural workers. Employers must comply with the updated minimum and maximum reimbursement rates…
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