Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers

Objective

To ensure that the admission of foreign workers into the United States does not adversely affect the wages, working conditions, and employment opportunities of U.S. workers.

Who Can Apply

• Nonprofit Organization
• Not-for-Profit Organization
• For-Profit Organization
• Small Business Person
• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)

Any U.S. employer that is unable to find a qualified and available U.S. worker and seeks to hire a foreign worker to fill a given temporary job opportunity is eligible to file an application for temporary labor certification with the Department of Labor (DOL) DOL provides annual grants to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs) in 55 states and U.S. territories to support required state-level foreign labor certification activities. These activities include, but are not limited to, reviewing and placing job orders to recruit U.S. workers; conducting inspections of employer-provided housing for H-2A agricultural workers; assisting employers in the effective recruitment of U.S. workers; performing prevailing practice and wage surveys used to set the wages and working standards for occupations within the state; and conducting post-certification site visits to support employer compliance with H-2A and H-2B program requirements.

Who Benefits

• U.S. Territories
• Small business
• Profit organization
• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Quasi-public nonprofit organization
• Other private institution/organization
• State
• Public nonprofit institution/organization
• Other public institution/organization

Assistance Types

• Grant
• Other Non-Financial Assistance

Program Contact

ake.john@dol.gov
(202) 693-3010