---
kind: "unit"
title: "20"
title_heading: "Employees' Benefits"
key: "chV/part655"
level: "part"
label: "Part 655"
heading: "Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/chV-part655"
sections_count: 298
---

# Part 655 — Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States

Title 20 C.F.R. — Employees' Benefits › Chapter V — Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

## Sections

- [§655.0. Scope and purpose of part.](/cfr/20/655.0.md)
- [§655.00. Authority of the Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) Administrator under subparts A, B, and C.](/cfr/20/655.00.md)

## Contents

- [Subpart A — Labor Certification Process for Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2B Workers)](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers)](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C-D — Subparts C-D [Reserved]](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartC-D.md)
- [Subpart E — Labor Certification Process for Temporary Employment in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands (CW-1 Workers)](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Attestations by Employers Using Alien Crewmembers for Longshore Activities in U.S. Ports](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Enforcement of the Limitations Imposed on Employers Using Alien Crewmembers for Longshore Activities in U.S. Ports](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartG.md)
- [Subpart H — Labor Condition Applications and Requirements for Employers Seeking To Employ Nonimmigrants on H-1b Visas in Specialty Occupations and as Fashion Models, and Requirements for Employers Seeking To Employ Nonimmigrants on H-1b1 and E-3 Visas in Specialty Occupations](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartH.md)
- [Subpart I — Enforcement of H-1B Labor Condition Applications and H-1B1 and E-3 Labor Attestations](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartI.md)
- [Subpart J-K — Subparts J-K [Reserved]](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartJ-K.md)
- [Subpart L — What Requirements Must a Facility Meet to Employ H-1C Nonimmigrant Workers as Registered Nurses?](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartL.md)
- [Subpart M — What are the Department's enforcement obligations with respect to H-1C Attestations?](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartM.md)
- [Subpart N — Labor Certification Process for Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (H-2A Workers)](/cfr/20/chV-part655-subpartN.md)