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Ex. FED-319 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Important Announcement on H2 Visas (Mar. 26, 2020): expanded interview-waiver processing for H-2A and H-2B applicants during the suspension of routine visa services

Important Announcement on H2 Visas

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs · United States (Department of State consular posts worldwide; H-2 processing chiefly at Mission Mexico) (Federal)

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Jurisdiction
United States (Department of State consular posts worldwide; H-2 processing chiefly at Mission Mexico)
Level
Federal
Authority
INA §§ 221, 222; 22 C.F.R. § 41.102 (interview waiver authority)
Issued
2020-03-26 Mar. 26, 2020
Effective
2020-03-26 during the suspension of routine visa services (read as 2020-03-26)
End
2020-07-15 (phased resumption) and later expansions of interview waivers (post-period) (read as 2020-07-15)
In force
Mar. 26, 2020 to July 15, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Travel and quarantineOther
Addressees
  • H-2A and H-2B visa applicants and their U.S. employers
  • consular posts
Functions reached
  • LB H-2A farm labor arrivals limited to interview-waiver-eligible returning workers
  • WF H-2B seasonal labor (landscaping, hospitality, seafood processing)
  • FP planting and harvest schedules
Collection
Federal commerce, travel, workplace and finance layer FED-B

Enforcement

consular processing rules

Notes

With the Mar. 20, 2020 suspension (Ex. FED-327), consular processing of seasonal workers was confined to emergency appointments and interview waivers for the whole of 2020 Q2.

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