DHS Final Rule Eliminating Nonimmigrant Visa Exemption for Certain Caribbean Residents Using H-2A Program
DHS issued a final rule, adopting an interim final rule published in the Federal Register on 2/8/16 as final, that eliminated the nonimmigrant visa exemption for certain Caribbean residents seeking to come to the U.S. as H-2A agricultural workers and the spouses or children who accompany or follow these workers. DOS revised its regulations in a parallel interim final rule and issued a parallel final rule to adopt all interim changes as final. Rule is effective on 8/6/18. (83 FR 31447, 7/6/18)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
8 CFR Part 212
[Docket No: USCBP–2016–0003]; [CBP Decision No. 18–06]
RIN 1651–AB09
Elimination of Nonimmigrant Visa Exemption for Certain Caribbean Residents Coming to the United States as H–2A Agricultural Workers
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
ACTION: Final rule.
Related Resources
- DOS Final Rule on Documentation of Nonimmigrants Under the INA
(83 FR 31451, 7/6/18) - DHS Interim Final Rule on Elimination of H-2A Visa Exemption for Certain Caribbean Residents
(81 FR 6430, 2/8/16) - DOS Correction to 2/4/16 H-2A Interim Final Rule
(81 FR 7454, 2/12/16) - DOS Interim Final Rule on H-2A Visas for Certain Nationals
(81 FR 5906, 2/4/16)