Part J - Trainees (H-3)
In May 2020, USCIS retired its Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM), a collection of our immigration policies and procedures.
In May 2020, USCIS retired its Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM), a collection of our immigration policies and procedures. We are working quickly to update and incorporate all of the AFM content into the USCIS Policy Manual, the agency’s centralized online repository for immigration policies. Until then, we have moved any remaining AFM content to its corresponding Policy Manual Part. To the extent that a provision in the Policy Manual conflicts with remaining AFM content or Policy Memoranda, the updated information in the Policy Manual prevails. If you have questions or concerns about any discrepancies among these resources, contact PolicyFeedback@uscis.dhs.gov.
AFM Chapter 31 - Petitions for Temporary Workers (H Classifications) (External) (PDF, 605.62 KB)
Resources
8 CFR 214.1(c)(5) - Decision on application for extension or change of status
8 CFR 214.2(h)(1) - Temporary employees
8 CFR 214.2(h)(1)(ii)(E) - H-3 definition
8 CFR 214.2(h)(10) - Denial of petitions
8 CFR 214.2(h)(11) - Revocation of an approved H petition
8 CFR 214.2(h)(12) - Appeal of a denial or a revocation of a petition
8 CFR 214.2(h)(13) - Admission of H beneficiaries
8 CFR 214.2(h)(13)(i)(B) - Admission and allowable periods of stay for H workers
8 CFR 214.2(h)(14) - Extension of H visa petition validity
8 CFR 214.2(h)(15)(ii)(D) - Extension of H-3 stay
8 CFR 214.2(h)(16)(ii) - Effect of approval of a permanent labor certification or filing of a preference petition on H classification
8 CFR 214.2(h)(17) - Effect of a strike
8 CFR 214.2(h)(2) - Petition for temporary employees
8 CFR 214.2(h)(7) - H-3 regulations
8 CFR 214.2(h)(8)(i)(D) - H-3 numerical limitations on special education exchange visitors
8 CFR 214.2(h)(9) - Petitions for temporary workers
8 CFR 214.2(h)(9)(iii)(C) - Validity of approved H-3 petitions and H-4 dependent(s)
8 CFR 214.2(h)(9)(iv) - Validity of approved H-3 petitions and H-4 spouse and dependent(s)
8 CFR 214.2(q)(5)(ii) - Petition for multiple participants
8 CFR 248.1(b) - Timely filing and maintenance of status
INA 101(a)(15)(H)(iii) - Definition of H-3
INA 214(b) - Temporary employees
INA 214(c) - Admission of nonimmigrants
Appendices
No appendices available at this time.
Updates
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to clarify the circumstances under which H-3 nonimmigrants may participate in training provided on the property of an academic or vocational institution.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is revising its policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to align with the Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements Final Rule, published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2024, and effective April 1, 2024.
1 USCIS-PM B.1 - Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
1 USCIS-PM B.3 - Chapter 3 - Fees
1 USCIS-PM B.4 - Chapter 4 - Fee Waivers and Fee Exemptions
1 USCIS-PM B.6 - Chapter 6 - Submitting Requests
2 USCIS-PM E.1 - Chapter 1 - Purpose and Background
2 USCIS-PM E.3 - Chapter 3 - Filing and Documentation
2 USCIS-PM J.7 - Chapter 7 - Admissions, Extensions of Stay, and Change of Status
2 USCIS-PM M.7 - Chapter 7 - Documentation and Evidence
2 USCIS-PM N.3 - Chapter 3 - Petitioners
5 USCIS-PM B.5 - Chapter 5 - Action on Pending or Approved Suitability Determinations
5 USCIS-PM C.7 - Chapter 7 - Documentation and Evidence
5 USCIS-PM C.8 - Chapter 8 - Adjudication
5 USCIS-PM D.4 - Chapter 4 - Eligibility Requirements Specific to Convention Adoptees
7 USCIS-PM A.3 - Chapter 3 - Filing Instructions
This technical update replaces all instances of the term “alien” with “noncitizen” or other appropriate terms throughout the Policy Manual where possible, as used to refer to a person who meets the definition provided in INA 101(a)(3) [“any person not a citizen or national of the United States”].
1 USCIS-PM - Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures
2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants
6 USCIS-PM - Volume 6 - Immigrants
7 USCIS-PM - Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status
8 USCIS-PM - Volume 8 - Admissibility
9 USCIS-PM - Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief
10 USCIS-PM - Volume 10 - Employment Authorization
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is revising its policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to align with the Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements Final Rule, published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2020. This guidance becomes effective October 2, 2020. For information regarding implementation, see Appendix: 2020 Fee Rule Litigation Summary.
1 USCIS-PM A - Part A - Public Services
1 USCIS-PM B - Part B - Submission of Benefit Requests
2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants
7 USCIS-PM A - Part A - Adjustment of Status Policies and Procedures
7 USCIS-PM F - Part F - Special Immigrant-Based Adjustment
7 USCIS-PM M - Part M - Asylee Adjustment
11 USCIS-PM A - Part A - Secure Identity Documents Policies and Procedures
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is updating and incorporating relevant Adjudicator’s Field Manual (AFM) content into the USCIS Policy Manual. As that process is ongoing, USCIS has moved any remaining AFM content to its corresponding USCIS Policy Manual Part, in PDF format, until relevant AFM content has been properly incorporated into the USCIS Policy Manual. To the extent that a provision in the USCIS Policy Manual conflicts with remaining AFM content or Policy Memoranda, the updated information in the USCIS Policy Manual prevails. To find remaining AFM content, see the crosswalk (PDF, 322.9 KB) between the AFM and the Policy Manual.
1 USCIS-PM - Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures
2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants
3 USCIS-PM - Volume 3 - Humanitarian Protection and Parole
4 USCIS-PM - Volume 4 - Refugees and Asylees
5 USCIS-PM - Volume 5 - Adoptions
6 USCIS-PM - Volume 6 - Immigrants
7 USCIS-PM - Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status
8 USCIS-PM - Volume 8 - Admissibility
9 USCIS-PM - Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief
This technical update replaces all instances of the term “foreign national” with “alien” throughout the Policy Manual as used to refer to a person who meets the definition provided in INA 101(a)(3) [“any person not a citizen or national of the United States”].
1 USCIS-PM - Volume 1 - General Policies and Procedures
2 USCIS-PM - Volume 2 - Nonimmigrants
6 USCIS-PM - Volume 6 - Immigrants
7 USCIS-PM - Volume 7 - Adjustment of Status
8 USCIS-PM - Volume 8 - Admissibility
9 USCIS-PM - Volume 9 - Waivers and Other Forms of Relief
10 USCIS-PM - Volume 10 - Employment Authorization
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing policy guidance on the trainees (H-3) nonimmigrant visa category.
Version History
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