H-2B Non-Ag Visa Solutions

The H-2B program allows nonagricultural employers with seasonal needs in a host of industries. The predominant industries include landscaping, food processing, seafood, forestry, construction, and hospitality. The number of visas is limited.

WAFLA manages your application and worker consulate processes and then transports guest workers to your place of business.

Our immigration expertise makes labor stability your reality.

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How does the H-2B process work?

We work with you to:

Establish qualifying H-2B need.
Describe your job and obtain the prevailing wage from the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
Advertise to local job seekers.
Receive H-2B labor certification from the U.S. Department of Labor.
Petition U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services for the requested visas.
Coordinate and manage visa appointments with the U.S. Consulate for foreign workers.
Transport workers across the border to your business and back to their home countries at the end of the season.

H-2B visa program details

For temporary non-agricultural employment of foreign guest workers in the United States

Program description

Who may apply

Validity period

Required wages

The WAFLA difference

WAFLA is a nonprofit organization, and excess capital is invested for you. It’s your money, and we will reinvest it into the industry. For-profit agencies put profits in their pockets.

We stand behind our recruiters.

WAFLA is the only agency that takes full responsibility for our foreign recruiters. Other agencies give you a list of recruiters they “recommend,” but they don’t stand behind the recruiters, and they are certainly not willing to accept joint liability if something goes wrong. WAFLA is. If you use a wafla recruiter and there is an issue, we are responsible. Period. WAFLA members can sleep easy knowing we got their back.

We are liable for workers from the time they leave home.

Recruiting, transporting, and reimbursing workers are time-consuming and subject you to risk. WAFLA is liable and responsible for workers until they arrive at your front gate. Every other agency makes you liable for the workers from the time they leave home. WAFLA arranges travel, figures the correct reimbursement, and delivers worker reimbursement checks to you. If you get a federal or state audit, we handle this part of it – one less headache, and one more benefit that no other H-2 agency offers.

Boots-on-the-ground field support

WAFLA has an experienced bilingual field staff who conduct orientations, give trainings, and act as a liaison between workers and employers. When workers have never been to the United States before, they often have questions or need advice. Our field staff can help provide that guidance and work with employers and employees to address situations that may arise. We take this commitment seriously. WAFLA won’t file your account unless we can service it – in person!