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Need for H-2B Visas to Accommodate Shortage of Unskilled Workers in the U.S.

By November 23, 2022December 12th, 2022No Comments

The evident shortage of workers in the United States is drastically affecting the nation’s businesses and is posing as a crucial issue in today’s economy. A solution to the shortage of unskilled nonagricultural employees is the H-2B visa program. A H-2B visa permits for temporary employment for nonimmigrants. Those under this program are able to work for a provisional time period when U.S. workers cannot be recruited. This program is extremely advantageous for businesses in the United States, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. A labor shortage has succumbed from the pandemic and has left businesses grappling to find employees to fill certain job roles.

Due to the labor shortage that is currently fanning out throughout the nation, the opportunity for H-2B workers to be hired by businesses lacking employees is convenient. To elaborate, foreign nationals are able to enter the country to work temporary nonagricultural jobs. As long as U.S. employers are able to demonstrate that there is inadequate number of U.S. workers who are able and qualified to perform the work, and that the work services are temporary, a H-2B temporary labor certification can be provided. The need for H-2B visas has heightened as our nation is recovering from the pandemic, and it is a strongly valuable program for both employers and foreign nationals in need of work.

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