1651-AB09 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1651 U.S. Customs and Border Protection USCBP 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Elimination of Nonimmigrant Visa Exemption for Certain Caribbean Residents Coming to the United States as H-2A Agricultural Workers

This interim final rule revises Department of Homeland Security regulations to eliminate the nonimmigrant visa exemption for certain Caribbean residents seeking to come to the United States as H-2A agricultural workers and the spouses or children who accompany or follow these workers to the United States. As a result, these nonimmigrants will be required to have both a valid passport and visa. The Department of State is simultaneously revising its parallel regulations.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 8 CFR 212.1 8 U.S.C. 1182 No Interim Final Rule 02/18/2016 81 FR 6430 Interim Final Rule Effective 02/19/2016 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 04/08/2016 Final Action 03/00/2017 The State Department is revising 22 CFR 41.2 No None No No Yes 1400 Department of State STATE Common Rafael Henry Supervisory CBP Officer (Program Manager) 1651 U.S. Customs and Border Protection USCBP 202 344-3251 rafael.e.henry@cbp.dhs.gov 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20229