Foreign Employers Seeking To Employ Temporary Alien Workers in the H, O, and P Nonimmigrant Classifications

Resumen

This proposed rule amends the Immigration and Naturalization Service (Service) regulations by precluding foreign employers from directly filing petitions for O and P nonimmigrant aliens. Prospective foreign employers seeking to use these classifications will be required to employ the services of an established United States agent in order to file a petition for an O or P nonimmigrant. This proposal also amends the H nonimmigrant regulations by requiring foreign employers seeking to petition for H-2B nonimmigrants to use the services of an established United States agent, removes the current reference to the term ``representative,'' and codifies existing policy with regard to the filing of nonimmigrant petitions for certain professional athletes. This is intended to bring the H, O, and P nonimmigrant regulations into conformity with the employer sanctions provisions of section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act).