Elimination of the Nonimmigrant Visa Exemption for certain Caribbean Residents coming to the United States as H-2A Agricultural Workers

This interim final rule revises Department of Home-land 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 revising its parallel regulations.