What are the requirements for obtaining an H2B Work Visa?
A worker that qualifies for the H-2B work visa program is a temporary/seasonal worker coming temporarily to the United States to perform temporary/seasonal services or labor. This worker must not displace U.S. workers capable of performing the job, and whose employment is not adversely affecting the wage and working conditions of U.S. workers. In all cases, even though the H-2B work visa can be issued for up to one year, it is assumed that the temporary need has a “clear beginning and end” which will self-destruct in a year or less by a “prearranged date” when each non-immigrant worker must promptly return to a foreign shore. The temporary nature of needs lasting longer than 10 months are suspect and need to be “adequately justified.” H-2B workers do not qualify for temporary work unless the underlying job itself is temporary. Remaining in the U.S.A. Many H-2B work visa employees, upon entering the country, are able to find employment throughout various employment seasons. For example,
