http://www.ExpressH2B.comDelivered to your desktop: Latest H2B News and ArticlesThe debate over increasing the number of workers that can be brought into U.S. through the H2B program is heating up. The demand for H2B workers has greatly outstripped the number of visas, currently 66,000, which Congress makes available each year.http://www.ExpressH2B.com/Articles/Small-Business-H2B-Program.aspTue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMTTo be refused a visa when you are not expecting it causes great disappointment and sometimes embarrassment. What does a 214(b) visa refusal mean? And what can applicants and friends do to prepare for a visa reapplication?http://www.ExpressH2B.com/Articles/Avoid-Visa-Denial.aspMon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMTThere is a prevailing wage requirement for all H-1B, H-2B and Permanent Labor Certification cases. Prevailing Wage is defined as the hourly wage, usual benefits and overtime, paid in the largest city in each county, to the majority of workers, laborers, and mechanics. Prevailing wages are established, by the Department of Labor (DOL) and Industries, for each trade and occupation employed in the performance of public work. The law requires that an employer pay the higher of their actual wage or the prevailing wage in the area for the offered position. Obtaining a prevailing wage determination is no longer the easy process as it was in the past. Determining the prevailing wage would include identifying a wage survey that fits your job offered and noting the wage requirements. Read out the complete article to find out how the Department of Labor determines the Prevailing Wage Rate.http://www.ExpressH2B.com/Articles/Prevailing-Wage-Rate.aspSat, 17 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe H-2B labor certification program establishes a means for U.S. employers who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers, to bring temporary nonimmigrant foreign workers into the U.S. The H-2B visa classification requires the employer to obtain a temporary labor certification issued by the Department of Labor. In fact H-2B Labor Certification is the First Step in the Process for Temporary Employment of Foreign Nationals in the United States. The article talks in detailed about applying for temporary labor certification to employ foreign nationals to perform services for which qualified authorized workers are unavailable in the United States.http://www.ExpressH2B.com/Articles/H-2B-Labor-Certification.aspThu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMTLate last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule, “Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2B Nonimmigrants,” which gave the Secretary of Homeland Security the authority to publish a list of ‘designated’ countries whose residents could be beneficiaries of H-2B visas. The net effect of the H-2B final rule appears to benefit foreign nationals seeking to enter the US in H-2B status, however it will be harder to gain approval of a petition for an alien not from a country on the approved list. In this article we will discuss the additional requirements for the foreign nationals participating in the H-2B visa program who are not from a country on the list of eligible countries.http://www.ExpressH2B.com/Articles/H2B-Visa-Requirements.aspWed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTThe H-2B visa is a nonimmigrant visa category which allows foreign nationals to enter into the US temporarily to engage in nonagricultural employment which is seasonal, intermittent, peak load need, or a one-time occurrence. There is an annual limit of 66,000 on the number of foreign workers who may receive H-2B status during each USCIS fiscal year. Workers already in H-2B visa status and returning H-2B workers do not count towards the cap. The article discusses all the basic details about the H-2B visa category especially if you are new to it.http://www.ExpressH2B.com/Articles/H2B-Visa-Key-Things.aspWed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT