H-2A Seasonal Agricultural Workers
H-2A program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary agricultural jobs for which U.S. workers are not available. H-2A nonimmigrant classification applies to aliens seeking to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature in the United States on a temporary basis. A U.S. employer (or an association of U.S. agricultural producers named as a joint employer) must file a Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker on a prospective worker's behalf.
Notice: USCIS revised H-2A program requirements and regulations, which applies to all petitions filed. For more information, review H-2A information on the USCIS website.
H-2B Temporary or Seasonal Nonagricultural Workers.
This classification generally requires a temporary labor certification issued by the Department of Labor;
Notice: USCIS revised H-2B program requirements and regulations, which applies to all petitions filed. For more information, review H-2B information the USCIS website.
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This information is from
U.S. Department
of State Bureau of Consular Affairs Visa Services
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