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ETA-790 Agricultural and Food Processing Clearance Order

The job order that goes with an H-2A temporary labour certification. It sets out the wage, hours, housing, transportation and working conditions offered, and it is circulated through the state workforce agency system so U.S. workers can apply first.

Fee
$0 to the Department of Labor
Fee waiver
Not available
Who files
Agricultural employers and their agents, filed with the ETA-9142A.
Where to file
Online through the FLAG system with the ETA-9142A.

Usually filed with

Part of these processes

What changed in 2025 and 2026

  • The Farmworker Protection Rule versions of these forms were approved in September 2024 but withdrawn from use in December 2024; employers use the earlier versions pending litigation.

Official page. https://flag.dol.gov/programs/H-2A. Download the form there, never from a third-party site; check the edition date and fee before filing.