H-2 Petitioner's Employment Related or Fee Related Notification

USCIS requires H-2 petitioners to notify USCIS when (1) a worker fails to report to work within 5 workdays of the employment start date listed on the petition; (2) the labor or services for which H-2 workers were hired is completed more than 30 days early; (3) a worker leaves the worksite without notice; or (4) a worker is terminated prior to the completion of the labor or services for which the worker was hired. The notification requirement is necessary to ensure that H-2 workers maintain their nonimmigrant status and helps prevent H-2 workers from engaging in unauthorized employment. The information collected in employment-related notification submitted by H-2 petitioners is used by USCIS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). USCIS may forward relevant information to both ICE and CBP. ICE uses the information for future adjudicative purposes and CBP uses it to collect all liquidated damage payments from H-2 petitioners. Establishing compliance with this notification requirement is also a condition of H-2A petitioners being able to request substitutions for H-2A workers who have been admitted to the U.S according to 8 CFR 214.2(h)(5)(ix).

The latest form for H-2 Petitioner's Employment Related or Fee Related Notification expires 2028-01-31 and can be found here.

H-2 Petitioner's Employment Related Notification (Mail-in)

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