Final Rule for H2A Visa Program Issued
February 11, 2010 The US Department of Labor issued the final rule for the H2A visa program.
The new rule ensures that U.S. workers in the same occupation working for the same employer, regardless of date of hire, receive no less than the same wage as foreign workers; provides more transparency by creating a national electronic job registry where job orders will be posted through 50 percent of the contract period; and protects against worker abuses by prohibiting cost-shifting from the employer to the worker for recruitment fees, visa fees, border crossing fees and other U.S. government mandated fees.
The full press release can be found here and the Federal Register entry can be found here. Reaction to the final rule by the United Farm Workers union has been mostly positive.
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on September 7, 2010 at 11:25 am
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Can someone on h2A visa transfer to F1 visa?
on September 7, 2010 at 11:25 am
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If Yes what is the process of transfering from h2A to f1.
on September 8, 2010 at 10:19 am
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H2A is Valid until November 4, 2010.