The Black Ink Team’s Guide To How Landscaping Companies Benefit From H-2B Visas
by Black Ink Team
Landscaping, for most parts of the country, is seasonal, meaning landscaping services are more in demand during certain parts of the year than others. As a result, most landscaping companies hire seasonal workers - people who do one type of work during one part of the year then switch or don't work during the rest of the year. A lot of seasonal workers are migrant workers, meaning they move around to where they can find the best work.
This means landscaping crews lose and gain new members a lot, which poses a dilemma for landscaping company owners: what if when the busy part of the year comes around and they can't find enough qualified workers to meet their demand? One solution is H-2B visas.
The H-2B program permits employers to hire nonimmigrant workers - people who are from foreign countries and are not planning on applying for citizenship or residency - to meet their labor requirements on a temporary basis. Employers who use this program must first submit an application to Homeland Security, stating that there are not currently enough US workers to fill their workforce and that hiring temporary foreign workers will not jeopardize the wages or job availability in their area.
With immigration being the controversial subject it is, landscaping business owners are justified in feeling hesitant to hire foreign workers. H-2B visas offer them the ability to hire foreign workers without broaching the topic.