Immigration on H-2B Visa. Entertainment Industry

Immigration Guidelines.

Due to the unique characteristics of the performance groups in entertainment industry, special immigration procedures exist for filing H-2B applications for entertainment workers.. The Temporary Labor Certifying Officer at the Chicago National Processing Center will issue determinations on immigration applications for temporary employment of foreign workers in the entertainment industry.

Offices of the SWAs (State Workforce Agencies) in New York, Texas, and California are designated state Offices Specializing in Entertainment (OSE).

These offices exclusively receive and process immigration applications for certification of temporary positions in the entertainment industry.

Occupations in the entertainment industry shall include performers and all technical and support personnel involved with an entertainment industry group performance.