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An H-2A visa is issued to temporary or seasonal agricultural
workers, where U.S. agricultural workers are unavailable.
What are the Requirements for an H-2A Visa?
How Long is the H-2A Visa
Valid?
The H-2A temporary agricultural program establishes a means for agricultural employers
who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers to bring nonimmigrant foreign workers
to the U.S. to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal
nature.
There are 2 parts to the H-2A visa application process:
The employer must demonstrate that he/she has been unsuccessful in finding capable
U.S. workers to perform the temporary agriculture service. This is demonstrated
by obtaining a Temporary Labor Certification (application ETA 750A) from the U.S.
Department of Labor. This is the first step in the H-2A application process. Once
this has been received, the employer will use the approved labor certification to
apply for an H-2A visa, on behalf of the agricultural worker, with the USCIS.
VISANOW can assist the employer both in obtaining the approved labor certification
and also in filing the H-2A application with the USCIS.
The H-2A visa will be issued for no longer than one year.