H-2B Nonimmigrant Visa Program
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5 Reasons Why You Should Choose Aztec
A unique All-in-one, Comprehensive Service that makes for a seamless experience.
Understanding the intricacies of the filing process and the politics behind them can be overwhelming and stressful, especially knowing there is a limited supply of visas.
We offer a full-package of services from planning your filing strategy to worker processing and recruitment to post-hire support and compliance training.
Low Case Manager to Client ratio, prioritizing the client over production.
Our team makes every effort to be available to you when you need us most. We prioritize personal relationships with our clients and their H-2B workers, and we work as a team to make sure both you and your workers have direct access to us to provide you with any necessary information or to overcome any communication hurdle that may arise.
Easy-to-follow guidance with minimal employer involvement
Your participation in the the process to obtain H-2B workers is essential, but we make it easy. We provide easy-to-follow guidance materials so that you can follow each filing milestone and know exactly where you stand in obtaining H-2B authorization.
Compliance Assistance and Training tools for the entire team.
We offer an amazing compliance program for your whole team through the Labor Brain, a unique, online training program designed by a former investigator for the US Department of Labor.
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Application Process
FAQs
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A type of work visa program for employers that have a seasonal or temporary need for laborers.
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You must prove to the Departments of Labor and Homeland Security that you have a seasonal or temporary need for workers. Usually payroll records, contractual agreements, monthly sales and/or other compelling proof can be used to justify your seasonal need and number of workers you can request.
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The entire process typically takes between 5 and 6 months. Contact us to see if you qualify and to start planning for your upcoming season.
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Yes. An H-2B employer must attempt to hire local, U.S. workers prior to hiring H-2B workers. The employer undergoes an active 15-day recruitment period to determine whether there are enough willing, able and available U.S. workers. Based on your recruitment results, the Department of Labor determines the number of H-2B workers you are qualified to bring.
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Generally speaking, an H-2B employer must comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and offer the same or better wages and working conditions to U.S. workers as it does to H-2B workers.
Additionally, there are program-specific requirements, such as offering the established prevailing wage for the job opportunity and guaranteeing 3/4 of the work contract, that you can find here:
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No. However, it is to your benefit to help workers get settled so that they can be fully productive once the job starts.
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Yes. If you have workers foreign workers in mind that are eligible for the program, we can assess whether they are eligible for the program. All visa holders are vetted through the Department of State,
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services charges a fee of $2110 per petition and the Department of State charges $205/worker processed abroad. For their services, immigration firms and agencies charge anywhere from $4,000 to upwards of $12,000 per petition, and processing services abroad charge anywhere from $75 to $500 per worker to be processed.
Keep in mind that the return-on-investment makes these fees more palpable, as employers report on average a 30% increase in revenue per season with a secure H-2B workforce.
Contact us to find out about our competitive fees.
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An annual cap or limit of 66,000 H-2B visas. Since employers request much more visas than are available each year, two lotteries are held each year, covering 33,000 visas each. The first, for jobs that start on October 1st and the second, for jobs that start on April 1st of each year.
If you do not make the cap, there may be some other options to secure your H-2B workforce - one being to apply for supplemental visas that are typically released during the fiscal year. Contact us to find out more about available options.
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Client Spotlight
We are so thrilled with these 7 amigos that you got us this season. They literally are INCREDIBLE!! We went from being disappointed with Group D and not being able to recruit any locals, to building a very great team with cap exempt workers.
None of this would be possible without your great team. I am still new to this whole H2B thing but I got to tell you~ you guys have one hell of team!
I’m very impressed with how well you guys all communicate among each other, with me, the latino workers, etc. You guys are very organized and it makes for a great experience on my end. I get up at 4:30am every day & work my tail off all day to make my business run efficiently. It is evident that you guys share these same work ethics & values. So thanks for all the time & effort you put into it. You guys should be proud of yourselves and the business and the brand that you have built!! I literally would have lost my business without your help this year and cannot thank you guys enough!
Mike Gorman
(October 1, 2021)