Important Notice:
On April 29, 2015, the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security jointly published new regulations governing the H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Labor Certification Program. The new regulations are effective immediately.
- The Department of Labor's news release discussing the two regulations may be accessed here.
- The 2015 Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States, Interim Final Rule is available here.
- The 2015 Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural employment H-2B Program, Final Rule is available here .
Note: FAQs posted in rounds are for your information and convenience. Please refer to the list of FAQs for the most current guidance for each foreign labor certification program.
Index of FAQ Rounds(click here to search FAQ Rounds)
Download H-2A 2010 Final Rule FAQs (PDF)
Download PERM FAQs (PDF)
- PERM faq set Round 14
- PERM faq set Round 13
- PERM faq set Round 12
- PERM faq set Round 11
- PERM faq set Round 10
- PERM faq set Round 9
- PERM faq set Round 8
- PERM faq set Round 7
- PERM faq set Round 6
- PERM faq set Round 5
- PERM faq set Round 4
- PERM faq set Round 3
- PERM faq set Round 2
- PERM Fraud Rule FAQs
- PERM Supervised Recruitment FAQs
- PERM Appeals Best Practices FAQs
- PERM Change of Address/Representation Update FAQs
Download H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 FAQs (PDF)
Download H-2B FAQs (PDF)
- Round 1: Implementation, Major Changes (2008 Final Rule v. IFR)
- Round 2: Transition Procedures
- Round 3: Electronic Filing under the 2015 H-2B Interim Final Rule
- Round 4: Job Order and Application Filing and Processing, including Emergency Procedures
- Round 5: Job Offers and Employer Obligations
- Round 6: Clarification of Handling Special Procedure Occupations under the 2015 H-2B IFR
- Round 7: Recruitment Procedures and the Recruitment Report
- Round 8: Appeal Procedures
- Round 9: Staggered Crossing of H-2B Nonimmigrants Working in the Seafood Industry
- Round 10: Integrity Measures
- Round 11: Job Order Content, Amendments, and Recruitment
- Round 12: Job Order and Application Filing and Processing: Emergency Procedures and Post-Certification Amendments
- Round 13: Job Order and Application Filing and Processing: Prevailing Wage Determinations and Emergency Procedures
- Round 14: Corresponding Employment Under the 2016 DOL Appropriations Act
- Round 15: Obligations and Job Order Content for Employers of a Mobile Workforce
- Round 16: Foreign Labor Recruiter List
Download CW-1 FAQs (PDF)
Download National Prevailing Wage and Help Desk Center (NPWHC) FAQs