ETA 790: Agricultural Clearance Order Form

FOR STATE WORKFORCE AGENCY (SWA) USE ONLY, questions 1 through 17 of I. Clearance Order Information: 1. Clearance Order Number, 2. Clearance Order Issue Date and 3. Clearance Order Expiration Date.

In II. Employer Contact Information, enter the Legal Business Name in box 1 and the Trade Name/Doing Business As (DBA), if applicable, in box 2.

For the contact in II. Employer Contact Information, enter the Contact's last (family) name in box 3, the First (given) name in box 4, the Middle name(s) in box 5 and the Contact's job title in box 6.

For the address in II. Employer Contact Information, enter Address 1 in box 7, Address 2 (suite/floor and number) in box 8, the City in box 9, the State in box 10 and the Postal code in box 11.

For the telephone in II. Employer Contact Information, enter the Telephone number in box 12, the Extension in box 13 and the Business email address in box 14.

Box 15 of II. Employer Contact Information is the Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN from IRS) and box 16 is the NAICS Code.

In III. Type of Clearance Order, indicate the type of agricultural clearance order being placed with the SWA for recruitment of U.S. workers: 790A (placed in connection with an H-2A application) or 790B (not placed in connection with an H-2A application), choose only one.

In accordance with 20 CFR 653.500, all employers seeking U.S. workers to perform agricultural services or labor on a temporary, less than year-round basis through the Agricultural Recruitment System for U.S. Workers, must submit a completed job clearance order (Form ETA-790) to the State Workforce Agency (SWA) for placement on its intrastate and interstate job clearance systems. Employers submitting a job order in connection with an H-2A Application for Temporary Employment Certification (Form ETA-9142A) must complete the Form ETA-790 and attach a completed ETA-790A. All other employers submitting agricultural clearance orders must complete the Form ETA-790 and attach a completed ETA-790B. Employers and authorized preparers must read the general instructions carefully, complete ALL required fields/items containing an asterisk ( * ), and any fields/items where a response is conditional as indicated by the section ( § ) symbol.