The Utah Department of Workforce Services is the Service Workforce Agency
(SWA) for Department of Labor Employment and Training (DOLETA) Foreign Labor
Certification H-2A, H-2B, and Prevailing Wage programs.
Foreign labor certification programs are generally designed to assure that the
admission of foreign workers to work in this country on a temporary basis will
not adversely affect the job opportunities, wages and working conditions of
U.S. workers. The program titles link to the regulations
which govern each program. The Department of Labor is responsible for administering
programs for prevailing wages for, H-1B Specialty (Professional) Workers, H-2A
Temporary Labor Certifications, and H-2B Temporary Labor Certifications.
The role of the Utah Department of Workforce Services is to provide information and assistance to employers’ applying for H-2A, H-2B programs and determine prevailing wages. The Department of Labor, through its regional certifying offices, has the statutory responsibility for making labor certification determinations. The links below will take you directly to the DOL website for information, instruction, and forms.
H-2A Temporary Labor Certification (Seasonal
Agricultural) (Online Application)
H-2A Temporary Labor
Certification (Seasonal Agricultural) (Paper application)
H-2B Temporary Labor
Certification (Non-agricultural)
Prevailing Wage
Determinations Application
The Chicago Regional certifying offices process the other Foreign Labor Certification
programs. More information is available through the links listed below.
Permanent Labor Certification
H-1B Specialty (Professional)
Workers
H-1C Nurses in Disadvantaged
Areas
D-1 Crewmembers Certification
| H-2A | H-2B & Prevailing Wage |
| Pedro Alvalle 801-526-9758 |
Erlinda Anderson 801-526-9459 |
| Melissa Romero-McKean 801-526-9756 |
Melissa Romero-McKean 801-526-9756 |