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Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2a Nonimmigrants (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Regulation) (Uscis) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

The Law Library presents the complete text of the Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants (U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Regulation) (USCIS) (2018 Edition).

Updated as of May 29, 2018



This final rule amends Department of Homeland Security regulations regarding temporary and seasonal agricultural workers, and their U. S. employers, within the H-2A nonimmigrant classification. The final rule removes certain limitations on H-2A employers and adopts streamlining measures in order to encourage and facilitate the lawful employment of foreign temporary and seasonal agricultural workers. The final rule also addresses concerns regarding the integrity of the H-2A program and sets forth several conditions to prevent fraud and to protect laborers' rights. The purpose of the final rule is to provide agricultural employers with an orderly and timely flow of legal workers, thereby decreasing their reliance on unauthorized workers, while protecting the rights of laborers.



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- The complete text of the Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants (U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Regulation) (USCIS) (2018 Edition)

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- A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure