how do i get a H2B Visa?
Oct 28th 2009, 4:50 pm
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how do i get a H2B Visa?
Hi im a british citizen and would like to apply for a H2B unskilled work visa but im unsure how to go about it and the cost and requirments of obtaining one. i would greatly appricaite as much information as you could give me. thank you
Oct 28th 2009, 4:59 pm
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Re: how do i get a H2B Visa?
Apply for a job with said company.
Oct 28th 2009, 6:06 pm
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Re: how do i get a H2B Visa?
Be aware that ski resort working and living conditions can be around the level of a Siberian labour camp.
Oct 28th 2009, 6:10 pm
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Re: how do i get a H2B Visa?
so if i find a company and get them to sponsor me will i have to pay for the visa and how long will it take to get it?
Oct 28th 2009, 6:29 pm
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Re: how do i get a H2B Visa?
Thats sounds good. Im looking for a job in florida, like fast food bar work walt disney somthing like that for the full ammount of time allowed on the visa. The h2b is the visa i need isint it? thanks, john
Oct 28th 2009, 6:54 pm
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Re: how do i get a H2B Visa?
The H-2b visa has a "double temporary" -- the employer must have a temporary need and the job must be temporary in nature. Also, the employer has to go through a test of the labor market via an abbreviated labor certification process [IOW, there has to be a shortage of such workers].
The classic H-2 were the farm workers -- but they now have their own sub-category.
Sometimes the two temporaries are met by the same facts -- e.g. the Ski Instructor works only when there are skiing conditions. Snow melts, no job.
So, H-2b is NOT for seasonal overflow. Disney World never closes, but hires extra people for the high seasons. The need is temporary but the nature of the job is not.
Oct 28th 2009, 7:00 pm
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Oct 28th 2009, 7:38 pm
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Re: how do i get a H2B Visa?
The guys I know that have done the seasonal thing are actually instructors, either for skiing or golf, or technical staff (lift ops, greenkeepers etc). Quite different from pick-up work.
And you can absolutely forget about bartending. That is a serious profession here, not a student job like in the UK.
