; or (3) the prevailing wage level for the job description of the position in the geographic area in which the H–2B nonimmigrant will be employed, based on the best information available at the time of filing the petition. (e) Transportation (1) Transportation to the place of employment Not later than the date on which an H–2B nonimmigrant completes 50 percent of the work period set forth in the petition, the employer shall reimburse the H–2B nonimmigrant for the cost of transportation for that H–2B nonimmigrant from the United States consulate that issued the visa to the H–2B nonimmigrant, or the previous worksite in the United States, if any, to the place of employment of such H–2B nonimmigrant, unless the H–2B nonimmigrant has been previously reimbursed by another employer. The amount of reimbursement under this paragraph shall be not more than the cost incurred through the most economical and reasonable common carrier, and shall include documented and reasonable subsistence costs during the period of travel. (2) Transportation from the place of employment If an H–2B nonimmigrant completes the work period set forth in the petition for an employer, and is not traveling to another worksite in the United States, the employer, not later than the time the H–2B nonimmigrant departs from the worksite, shall pay for the cost of transportation for that H–2B nonimmigrant, from the place of employment to the United States consulate that issued the visa to the H–2B nonimmigrant. The cost required to be paid under this paragraph shall be not more than the cost incurred through the most economical and reasonable common carrier, and shall include reasonable subsistence costs during the period of travel. (3) No obligation to provide transportation costs Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employer shall have no obligation to provide or reimburse any transportation-related costs incurred by an alien seeking to be an H–2B nonimmigrant between the such alien’s home and the consulate or embassy and between the