The United States has two H-2 visa programs, which open the opportunity for foreigners to work as temporary or seasonal workers.
H-2 visas, also known as nonimmigrant work visas, allow companies in the United States to hire foreign nationals to work temporarily and legally in the country. The H-2A visa corresponds to temporary workers in the agricultural sector and the H-2B visas correspond to non-agricultural workers.
To apply for either of the two temporary nonimmigrant worker visas, it is necessary for an employer in the United States to offer employment to the foreign worker. In addition, you must first demonstrate that there are not enough able, willing, qualified, and available US workers to perform the temporary work. As well as demonstrating that the hiring of H-2A and H-2B employees will not affect the salaries or working conditions of national employees.
Below is a series of tips and recommendations for workers seeking to apply for one of these visas:
It is necessary to mention that there is no specific job bank for this type of vacancy by the United States government. However, potential workers can go to Seasonal Jobs where US and foreign workers can check job offers. employment of companies that offer jobs on a temporary basis. However, there are specialized sites that serve as a search tool for these vacancies through recruiters.
In this sense, it is also important to point out that recruiters should not charge applicants for their services, only employers.
Another important point is that despite complying with the documentation in a timely manner such as the delivery of the corresponding forms and going through the various filters, the United States Consulate or Embassy has in its hands the decision to grant or not this type of visas.
Also an important aspect of temporary jobs is the wages offered, which generally range from $7.25 to $15 an hour. So even if some alleged employer offers a figure far removed from reality, it is probably a hoax.
Finally, the type of job requires some experience, however, in both farm and non-farm jobs, experience may not be needed, opening up the opportunity to more immigrants.
