{"id":469,"date":"2025-08-31T15:49:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/?p=469"},"modified":"2025-08-31T15:49:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T19:49:53","slug":"potential-savings-temporary-suspension-of-h-2a-certification-fees-announced-by-the-department-of-labor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/potential-savings-temporary-suspension-of-h-2a-certification-fees-announced-by-the-department-of-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential Savings: Temporary Suspension of H-2A Certification Fees Announced by the Department of Labor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s <strong>Employment and Training Administration (ETA)<\/strong> has announced an important change for agricultural employers using the <strong>H-2A temporary agricultural worker program<\/strong>: starting <strong>September 2, 2025<\/strong>, the Department will <strong>temporarily suspend the collection of H-2A certification fees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This suspension will remain in effect until further notice, while the Department transitions to a <strong>fully electronic payment system<\/strong> in line with <strong>Executive Order 14247, Modernizing Payments To and From America\u2019s Bank Account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What This Means for Employers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No certification fee invoices<\/strong> will be issued for H-2A applications certified on or after September 2, 2025, during the suspension period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No retroactive payment<\/strong> will be required for certifications issued in this period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If an invoice is issued <strong>before<\/strong> September 2, 2025, payment is still required by the due date.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The suspension is designed to streamline the payment process by replacing paper checks and money orders with secure electronic payment methods.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Current Fee Structure (Before Suspension)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>$100<\/strong> per employer receiving an H-2A certification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>$10<\/strong> per certified H-2A worker, <strong>up to a maximum of $1,000 per certification<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why This Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This change is part of the federal government\u2019s efforts to make the H-2A program <strong>more efficient, less burdensome, and easier for employers to navigate<\/strong>. The shift to electronic payments will speed up transactions, reduce administrative delays, and simplify compliance for agricultural businesses that depend on seasonal and temporary foreign labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our Commitment to You<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this suspension period overlaps with the time you plan to bring in your seasonal workforce, it could mean <strong>significant cost savings<\/strong> for your business. At Borderless Talent Solutions &amp; Arias Legal Services, we monitor every policy change in real time and align your H-2A process to take advantage of opportunities like this\u2014helping you save money while ensuring you get the labor force you need, on time and in compliance with all regulations.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No certification fee invoices will be issued for H-2A applications certified on or after September 2, 2025, during the suspension period.<\/p>\n<p>No retroactive payment will be required for certifications issued in this period<\/p>","protected":false},"author":270084813,"featured_media":454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","solace_meta_sidebar":"","solace_meta_container":"","solace_meta_enable_content_width":"","solace_meta_content_width":0,"solace_meta_title_alignment":"","solace_meta_author_avatar":"","solace_post_elements_order":"","solace_meta_disable_header":"","solace_meta_disable_footer":"","solace_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[1371,1370,1369,1372],"class_list":["post-469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-dol","tag-fees","tag-h-2a","tag-h2a"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Temporary-Suspension-of-H-2A-Fees.png?fit=800%2C800&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgKd3j-7z","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/270084813"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":471,"href":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions\/471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlesstalentsolutions.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}