Sec. 3. Electronic filing and appeals system for H–2A petitions
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a process for filing petitions for nonimmigrant visas under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) ) that ensures that— petitioners may file such petitions through the Department of Labor’s website; any software developed to process such petitions indicates to the petitioner any technical deficiency in the application before submission; and any petitioner may file such petition in a paper format if such petitioner prefers such format.
Section 218(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188(h) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: If U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issues a Request for Evidence to an employer— the employer may request such Request for Evidence to be delivered in an online format; and if the employer makes the request described in subparagraph (A)— the Request for Evidence shall be provided to the employer in an online format; and not later than 10 business days after the employer submits the requested evidence online, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services shall provide an online response to the employer— indicating that the submitted evidence is sufficient; or explaining the reasons that such evidence is not sufficient and providing the employer with an opportunity to address any such deficiency. .
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