Trump administration temporarily amending visa requirements for foreign workers

https://www.kcra.com/article/trump-administration-temporarily-amending-visa-requirements-for-foreign-workers-1/32454025

WASHINGTON —

The Trump administration will make it easier for certain seasonal workers who are "essential to the U.S. food supply chain" to remain in the country by temporarily amending visa requirements.

The regulation, set to publish in the Federal Register on Thursday, applies to H-2B visas intended for seasonal workers and is designed to help U.S. employers who rely on foreign workers. Qualified employers who are concerned workers will be unable to enter the U.S. due to travel restrictions prompted by the coronavirus outbreak can employ those already in the U.S. with a certain visa status.

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Workers already in the U.S. will be allowed to stay longer without first returning to their home countries and can start right away without waiting for full approval, making it easier for employers who can't employ workers from overseas to pick from the pool in the country.

In April, the Department of Homeland Security made similar changes for foreign workers directly working in the agriculture industry.

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