Code of Federal Regulations > Title 20 > Chapter V > Part 655 > Subpart H - Labor Condition Applications and Requirements for Employers Seeking To Employ Nonimmigrants on H-1b Visas in Specialty Occupations and as Fashion Models, and Requirements for Employers Seeking To Employ Nonimmigrants on H-1b1 and E-3 Visas in Specialty Occupations

U.S. Code of Federal Regulations

Regulations most recently checked for updates: Mar 25, 2023

§ 655.700 - What statutory provisions govern the employment of H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 nonimmigrants and how do employers apply for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 visas?

§ 655.705 - What Federal agencies are involved in the H-1B and H-1B1 programs, and what are the responsibilities of those agencies and of employers?

§ 655.710 - What is the procedure for filing a complaint?

§ 655.715 - Definitions.

§ 655.720 - Where are labor condition applications (LCAs) to be filed and processed?

§ 655.721 - [Reserved]

§ 655.730 - What is the process for filing a labor condition application?

§ 655.731 - What is the first LCA requirement, regarding wages?

§ 655.732 - What is the second LCA requirement, regarding working conditions?

§ 655.733 - What is the third LCA requirement, regarding strikes and lockouts?

§ 655.734 - What is the fourth LCA requirement, regarding notice?

§ 655.735 - What are the special provisions for short-term placement of H-1B nonimmigrants at place(s) of employment outside the area(s) of intended employment listed on the LCA?

§ 655.736 - What are H-1B-dependent employers and willful violators?

§ 655.737 - What are “exempt” H-1B nonimmigrants, and how does their employment affect the additional attestation obligations of H-1B-dependent employers and willful violator employers?

§ 655.738 - What are the “non-displacement of U.S. workers” obligations that apply to H-1B-dependent employers and willful violators, and how do they operate?

§ 655.739 - What is the “recruitment of U.S. workers” obligation that applies to H-1B-dependent employers and willful violators, and how does it operate?

§ 655.740 - What actions are taken on labor condition applications?

§ 655.750 - What is the validity period of the labor condition application?

§ 655.760 - What records are to be made available to the public, and what records are to be retained?