Alabama - Apply for Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order, the applicant has to approach the U.S Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration link
2. The applicant has to download the application form from the following link
3. The applicant has to enter all the information in the form.
4. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the required documents along with the completed application form to the State Workforce Agency (SWA) for placement on its intrastate and interstate job clearance systems.
7. The officer will check the submitted package.
8. Once all the verification process gets done, the applicant will get the notification from the labour department through mail.
9. The fee for this procedure is free of cost.
10. The applicant has to visit the regional administration office to collect the permit.
11. The processing time for this procedure is within one month.

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Required Documents

• Employment ID
• Identity proof
• Work agreement
• Wage statement.
• Application form link

Office Locations & Contacts

U.S DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Main Office
200 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20210
Fax: 1-866-4-USA-DOL
Contact - 1-866-487-2365
Email - [email protected].

Atlanta Region
61 Forsyth St SW
Room 6M12
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-302-5300
Fax: 404-302-5382
Email: [email protected]
Website link
Contact link
Regional offices link

Eligibility

• Any employer who intends to apply for Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The fee for this procedure is free of cost.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Application form link

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure takes up to 15-30 days.

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Instructions

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
• General Instructions link

Required Information

• Clearance order number
• Clearance order issue
• Clearance order expiration date
• SOC occupation date
• SOC occupation title
• Contact list
• Name
• Contact’s job title
• Address
• City
• Mail
• State
• Postal code
• Telephone number
• Email address
• Extension
• Legal business name
• Trade name

Need for the Document

• Any employers seeking U.S. workers to perform agricultural services or labour on a temporary, less than year-round basis through the Agricultural Recruitment System for U.S. Workers must submit a completed clearance order.
• The H-2A agricultural program allows agricultural employers who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers to bring non-immigrant foreign workers to the U.S. to perform agricultural labor or services of a temporary or seasonal nature. Employment is of a seasonal nature where it is tied to a certain time of year by an event or pattern, such as a short annual growing cycle, and requires labor levels above what is necessary for ongoing operations. Employment is of a temporary nature when the employer's need to fill the position with a temporary worker will, except in extraordinary circumstances, last no longer than one year.

Information which might help

For More Information link

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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Others

The Department must determine that:

• There are not sufficient able, willing, and qualified U.S. workers available to perform the temporary and seasonal agricultural employment for which non-immigrant foreign workers are being requested; and
• Employment of H-2A workers will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers. The statute and Departmental regulations provide worker protections and employer requirements concerning wages and working conditions. The Department's Wage and Hour Division has responsibility for enforcing provisions of worker contracts.