Labor: EAD opening doesn’t need announcement

Posted on Jul 08 2019

Companies don’t actually have to report job openings for Employment Authorization Document holders in their quarterly compliance submission requirement.

Labor Secretary Vicky Benavente clarified this in an email to Saipan Tribune, saying, “Employers of EAD holders do not have to advertise the job vacancy on the DOL website.”

“There are EAD holders who are already employed in the CNMI, but their [job opening] does not have to be announced when it comes time to renew with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,” she added.

Labor has noted that workers under the CNMI-Only Nonresident Worker visa program had the lion’s share of job openings in 2018 at 30,678, followed by H-2A at 8,359, H-2B at 2,550, H-1B at 151, EB3 at 125, EB2 at 20, and H-2A at 15.

Mark Rabago | Associate Editor

Mark Rabago is the Associate Editor of Saipan Tribune. Contact him at Mark_Rabago@saipantribune.com

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