H-2B Articles

Changes in immigration that impact your life.

There is a prevailing wage requirement for all H-1B, H-2B and Permanent Labor Certification cases. Prevailing Wage is defined as the hourly wage, usual benefits and overtime, paid in the largest city in each county, to the majority of workers, laborers, and mechanics. Prevailing wages are established, by the Department of Labor (DOL) and Industries, for each trade and occupation employed in the performance of public work. The law requires that an employer pay the higher of their actual wage or the prevailing wage in the area for the offered position. Obtaining a prevailing wage determination is no longer the easy process as it was in the past. Determining the prevailing wage would include identifying a wage survey that fits your job offered and noting the wage requirements. Read out the complete article to find out how the Department of Labor determines the Prevailing Wage Rate.

H2B Visa – Key Things Seasonal Workers Must Know

The H-2B visa is a nonimmigrant visa category which allows foreign nationals to enter into the US temporarily to engage in nonagricultural employment which is seasonal, intermittent, peak load need, or a one-time occurrence. There is an annual limit of 66,000 on the number of foreign workers who may receive H-2B status during each USCIS fiscal year. Workers already in H-2B visa status and returning H-2B workers do not count towards the cap. The article discusses all the basic details about the H-2B visa category especially if you are new to it.

Seasonal businesses cannot survive without H2B temporary workers

The debate over increasing the number of workers that can be brought into U.S. through the H2B program is heating up. The demand for H2B workers has greatly outstripped the number of visas, currently 66,000, which Congress makes available each year.

How to avoid visa denials under 214(b) and 221(g)

To be refused a visa when you are not expecting it causes great disappointment and sometimes embarrassment. What does a 214(b) visa refusal mean? And what can applicants and friends do to prepare for a visa reapplication?