Immigration Lawyers Minnesota
Seasonal industries often have difficulty finding seasonal workers because of the short working hours and duties involved. is where the H-2B visa category may help. common industries using the H2B program to supplement their staff including but not are limited to: nurseries, golf courses, carnivals and fairs, lawns and landscaping, resorts and hotels, attractions, theme parks and removal. snow, but the H-2B visa program is not limited to any particular industry. However, the H-2B Visa can be used for agricultural work.
H2B visas are not limited to any particular country. workers can come from Mexico, South Africa, China, Russia or any other country where they are located. To simplify the process and reduce costs, it is preferable to have all location. workers even if all the workers from one place to do the same job, they can be included in a petition.
Application for work visa
Temporary work
The first criterion is that the need for workers and the work should be seasonal, the employer can not use the H-2B visas to fill a course need. Nearly all seasonal jobs, by definition, meet this criterion because the services or labor are traditionally tied to a season by an event or pattern and is of recurrent nature.
Department of Labor
Before submitting a petition with the immigration service – U. S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), the employer must first obtain certification of work by U. S. Department of Labor (DOL). Â This generally requires that the evidence the employer to the seasonality of work and can not find skilled workers and the willingness of the United States.
The procedure for obtaining certification changes almost every year and so you should seek the assistance of an H-2B immigration attorney to advise on current practices.
Although it may seem obvious, it is interesting to note that the employer must be a U.S. company. There are cases where foreign companies operating in the United States must be the entity that the United States file the petition.
U. S. Citizenship & Immigration Services? USCIS
Once DOL grants certification, the employer can petition USCIS for H-2B visas. proof required at this stage is somewhat 'redundant with the process begun in Dol, but USCIS should grant the petition first visa can be issued .
U. S. consulate or embassy
If the USCIS approves the H-2B petition, forward the case to the American consulate, where temporary workers are located. The workers then go to the consulate to apply individually for their visas. is useful at this stage of 'use a foreign body in the H-2B familiar with procedures at the consulate to contribute to the achievement of employees and requiring a visa.
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