About our H2A&H2B Program
What is an H2A/H2B Visa?
The H2A & H2B working visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows foreign nationals to enter into the U.S. temporarily and engage in nonagricultural employment which is seasonal, a peak load need, or a one-time occurrence.
What is an LMO Visa?
Labor Market Opinion (LMO).
To hire a foreign worker, you must obtain an employment confirmation (also known as Labor Market Opinion {LMO}) from Service Canada. You must obtain the employment confirmation before your prospective foreign workers apply for a work permit.
What is a "seasonal" need?
The petitioner must establish that the services or labor is traditionally tied to a season of the year by an event or pattern and is of a recurring nature. The petitioner shall specify the period(s) of time during each year in which it does not need the services or labor. The employment is not seasonal if the period during which the services or labor is not needed is unpredictable or subject to change or is considered a vacation period for the petitioner's permanent employees.
What is a "peak load" need?
The petitioner must establish that it regularly employs permanent workers to perform services or labor at the place of employment and that it needs to supplement its permanent staff at the place of employment on a temporary basis due to a seasonal or short term demand and that the temporary additions to staff will not become a part of the petitioner's regular operation.
Processing Time:
Once the Prevailing wage is approved, the next step is to file the paperwork with Department of Labor (DOL) for certification applications processed at the visa office of the prospective temporary workers country of origin. This process will take approximately 45 days.
The H2A & H2B working visa is a nonimmigrant visa which allows foreign nationals to enter into the U.S. temporarily and engage in nonagricultural employment which is seasonal, a peak load need, or a one-time occurrence.
What is an LMO Visa?
Labor Market Opinion (LMO).
To hire a foreign worker, you must obtain an employment confirmation (also known as Labor Market Opinion {LMO}) from Service Canada. You must obtain the employment confirmation before your prospective foreign workers apply for a work permit.
What is a "seasonal" need?
The petitioner must establish that the services or labor is traditionally tied to a season of the year by an event or pattern and is of a recurring nature. The petitioner shall specify the period(s) of time during each year in which it does not need the services or labor. The employment is not seasonal if the period during which the services or labor is not needed is unpredictable or subject to change or is considered a vacation period for the petitioner's permanent employees.
What is a "peak load" need?
The petitioner must establish that it regularly employs permanent workers to perform services or labor at the place of employment and that it needs to supplement its permanent staff at the place of employment on a temporary basis due to a seasonal or short term demand and that the temporary additions to staff will not become a part of the petitioner's regular operation.
Processing Time:
Once the Prevailing wage is approved, the next step is to file the paperwork with Department of Labor (DOL) for certification applications processed at the visa office of the prospective temporary workers country of origin. This process will take approximately 45 days.
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We are ready to help you with your staffing problem! Our supervising consulting Attorney has been involved in Immigration and Labor Law for the last 11 years.
We are ready to help you with your staffing problem! Our supervising consulting Attorney has been involved in Immigration and Labor Law for the last 11 years.
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