Hiring Foreign Workers
Alien Labor Certification

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