From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia H-2B visa
H-2B visa
The H-2B visa nonimmigrant program permits employ-
ers to hire foreign workers to come temporarily to the
Notes
U.S. and perform temporary nonagricultural services or [1] "Barbados added to US work visa list".
labor on a one-time, seasonal, peakload or intermittent BBCCaribbean.com. 17 January 2011 - Published.
basis.[1] 21:40 GMT. http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/
The H-2B visa classification requires the United news/story/2011/01/110117_nibspm.shtml.
States Secretary of Homeland Security to consult with Retrieved 17 January 2011. "Barbados is among 15
appropriate agencies before admitting H-2B non-immi- countries added to a list eligible to participate in
grants. Homeland Security regulations require that, ex- two United States foreign workers programmes
cept for Guam, the petitioning employer first apply for known and H2A and H2B. [. . .] Jamaica, Belize and
a temporary labor certification from the United States the Dominican Republic are among the 53 nations
Secretary of Labor indicating that: (1) there are not suf- approved under both programmes."
ficient U.S. workers who are capable of performing the [2] ^ H-2B Certification for Temporary Non-
temporary services or labor at the time of filing the pe- Agricultural Work From website of the United
tition for H-2B classification and at the place where the States Department of Labor. Material used may be
foreign worker is to perform the work; and (2) the em- based on direct quotations as the text of the page is
ployment of the foreign worker will not adversely affect the work of employees of the Federal Government
the wages and working conditions of similarly employed during performance of their duties, thus in the
U.S. workers. The Department of Labor will review and Public Domain, accessed October 7, 2010
process all H-2B applications on a first in, first out ba-
sis.[2]
Employers seeking to employ temporary H-2B work-
External links and further
ers must apply for Temporary Employment Certification reading
to the Chicago National Processing Center (NPC). An em-
• "Dirty Work: In-Sourcing American Jobs with H-2B
ployer may submit a request for multiple unnamed for-
Guestworkers" "Backgrounder" by David Seminara
eign workers as long as each worker is to perform the
on the website of Center for Immigration Studies,
same services or labor, on the same terms and conditions,
January 2010, accessed October 7, 2010
in the same occupation, in the same area of intended em-
• Application process and documentation required for
ployment during the same period of employment. Certi-
H-2B Visa petitioners
fication is issued to the employer, not the worker, and is
• H-2B Visa Application - Interview Tutorials
not transferable from one employer to another or from
one worker to another.[2]
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