Your H-2 Visa Navigators
At Phoenix Labor, our goal is to help you navigate the difficult, confusing paperwork associated with hiring temporary workers. We are not a staffing agency, but we are dedicated to helping you meet your labor needs by helping you secure the appropriate certification to employ a workforce. With over 20 years of experience, our team ensures that you meet all of the necessary deadlines, file the correct forms and more.
While the H-2 programs are an ideal solution to employing undocumented workers, the programs are complex and require traversing three different federal agencies. Understanding and complying with the regulations governing the programs is key to having a successful H-2 experience. Phoenix handles the multi-layered bureaucratic process to minimize your involvement so you can focus on your business. With over 20 years of experience, our team ensures that you meet all of the necessary deadlines, file the correct forms and more.
An H-2A visa allows non-immigrant foreigners to perform temporary or seasonal work in agricultural jobs. It is the only legal, non-immigrant foreign worker visa program available to agricultural employers. H-2A workers generally return to the same US employer year after year.
An agricultural employer who can demonstrate a shortage of US workers can apply to hire foreign visa workers on a seasonal basis. To participate, employers must partake in a complicated, multi-step process that must be completed in a timely and efficient manner.
There is currently no cap on the number of H-2A visas issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS). At this time, Phoenix Labor serves those looking to hire five or more workers through the H-2A program.
QUALIFICATIONS
- The employer must file an application requesting the hiring of temporary foreign agricultural workers.
- Employers must allow at least 75 days for the certification to be processed.
- Employment must be temporary or seasonal and should not exceed ten months.
- Employers have the burden of proof in showing the need for foreign workers.