What must the foreign-national workers demonstrate to qualify for H2B status?
If the H2B worker is going for an interview at the U.S. Embassy in their home country, the worker must prove ties to his/her home country which will show that the worker intends to go back to his/her home country. This can be done in a number of ways: property ownership, spouse, children, parents, job waiting when you return, school, and business ownership to name a few. These above named items must be documented so bring land and building deeds, marriage certificates, birth certificates, letters from employers and school, and/or incorporation papers for business ownership.
The Embassy may ask questions about the job. Workers must know the information for the job: company legal name, company doing business name (dba), job title, job description, hours, rate of pay, location of job and whether or not you the worker paid any fees to any agent or employer to get the job. Workers are no longer allowed to pay any fees, other than the U.S. Embassy fee, to get H2B jobs. The Embassy may ask this question specifically.
If you are in the US already and are EXTENDING your H2B, you do not have to go to any U.S. Embassy. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will mail your new I-94 document to the employer who will give it to you. Be sure to keep the new form in your passport with the original one you received upon admission to the U.S.
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