EEUU will issue 22,000 new H-2B visas: women can apply

Mexican H-2B visa workers in Maryland are suing AE Phillips & Son Inc.  (Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst)
Mexican H-2B visa workers in Maryland are suing AE Phillips & Son Inc. (Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst)

The Department of Security of the European Union announced this March 20 that it will close 22,000 new visas H-2B, dirigidas a extranjeros que quieran work temporally in stationary sectors in agriculture.

“In light of the labor demands, DHS is announcing an additional 22,000 visa increase for the H-2B Temporary Workers Program. The additional visas will be available in the next months has reached a final temporal standard in the Federal Registry ”, informs the department.

In addition, with the completion of Executive Order 14010 by President Joe Biden, which seeks to address and manage migration in North and Central America, 6000 visas are reserved for citizens of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Takes a major notice, however, that the issuance of these work permits for foreigners will be canceled with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In April 2020, Donald Trump’s ex – mandate bans the expedition of new work visas, among them are the H-2B, but also the H-1B (for highly qualified foreign professionals), the L (for high executives and international managers) and the J1 (intended for students and couples).

According to the Republican Leader, the intention was to prevent the entry into the national territory of a new migrant worker, which would limit the labor opportunities of the states. La orden se prorrogó en dos ocasiones, pero was revoked by Biden in February 2021, poco after his marriage to the White House.

‘[La proclama] does not promote the interests of the CENTURY. Given in the EEUU, including the fact that members of the family of citizens living abroad and permanent residents are one of their families here. Praise be to the industries of the country that use all the talent of the world, ”said the Democrat.

Now, the EEUU embassies can ship 22,000 additional H-2B visas. We will explain who can apply.

The H-2B visa concession is suspended with the outbreak of the pandemic, following an order issued by Donald Trump.  Al llegar al poder, Biden revocó la medida (Photo: Archivo)
The H-2B visa concession is suspended with the outbreak of the pandemic, following an order issued by Donald Trump. Al llegar al poder, Biden revocó la medida (Photo: Archivo)

All about H-2B visas

The EU Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) establishes that the H-2B visa limit for years is 66,000. Of these, 33,000 are related to foreigners who will start working in the first year of the fiscal year, as of October 1, March 31, while the 33,000 remaining will be offered to women who will work in the second year. (April 1, September 30).

At a meeting that the DHS met with employees who recruited international staff for the months of the event, it was revealed that there were “critical vacancies” that he had not covered, but the “recruiting and contracting intentions of employees and attorneys” to apply for the H-2B visa program.

The Biden Administration concedes this increase, and now it has 66,000 seats, 88,000 H-2B permits will be purchased. Prohibition of probes, clarify that Employers seeking solicitation of extraterrestrial personnel must justify.

“In order to certify in its petitions that there are no sufficient EU-capable workers, dispatchers, qualifiers and available to carry out temporary work for a potential foreign worker; and certify that H-2B mediating contractors do not negatively affect the salaries and working conditions of professional professionals with similar conditions, ”warns DHS.

To obtain one of these visas, it is necessary to contact the employer of an employer who solicits the employee, and complements Form I-129, Petitioner for No Immigrant Petitioner, sign the number of the person to be contracted.

The increase in the number of Visas H-2B was approved after a meeting held by the DHS with companies participating in the program and expressing the urgent need to contract foreign personnel (Photo: REUTERS / Nick Oxford / Archive)
The increase in the number of Visas H-2B was approved after a meeting held by the DHS with companies participating in the program and expressing the urgent need to contract foreign personnel (Photo: REUTERS / Nick Oxford / Archive)

In Mexico, there are recruiting agencies that are looking for employees for these companies, and they are helping to obtain the H-2B visa. Some of them son:

* CSI Labor Services.

* Latin labor solutions.

* Integral Consular Assessors.

* Exchange international career services.

The migration document allows foreigners to work in stationary sectors not related to Agriculture, such as hotels, restaurants, buildings, forests, rivers or marshes, among others. The maximum period of the stadium is three years – as long as the renovations are carried out-.

When the Empress receives the good view of the EU Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS, by its English seal), the foreign worker can obtain the most sought after application for the H-2B visa.

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