Change in US Sofware and Hiring H-2Bs In Spite of the Cap

Posted by admin on January 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Dear Friends,
A Brazilian e-mail I received this week- from the “United States” – summarized what many in the international community feel about our new President, Barack Obama. (I use this e-mail as an example of an international perspective, not as a criticism of our out-going President.)
Dear World:
We, the United States of America, your top quality supplier of the ideals of liberty and democracy, would like to apologize for our 2001-2008 interruption in service. The technical fault that led to this eight-year service outage has been located, and the software responsible was replaced November 4. Early tests of the newly installed program indicate that we are now operating correctly, and we expect it to be fully functional on January 20. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the outage. We look forward to resuming full service and hope to improve in years to come. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
Sincerely,

The United States of America
Finding H-2B Workers In Spite of the Cap
Employers interested in hiring international workers using the H-2B visa can still do so, in spite of the cap for fiscal 2009 being met. Workers, who are in the US, already have the H-2B visa, and are in-status, can extend their visa in many circumstances. The employer still needs to have an approved Labor Certification and successfully file an H-2B Petition but using H-2B workers can be possible.
We have just successfully filled all of the positions at a beautiful private club in New York.

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Seeing Differences and Beyond; H-2B Cap Reached

Posted by admin on January 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Dear Friends,

The subway in Japan can be an exotic place, especially when you are a six year old who has spied an American: “Mommy, mommy foreigner! Foreigner!” Being seen as different was one of my least favorite things about living in Japan. Similarly, a Japanese friend told me about the sideways looks she got in Boston where she lived. Being seen as different makes you feel uncomfortable – at the very least. This coming Monday the United States celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, a person who dedicated his life fighting for the rights of those who looked different from the majority of other Americans. Therefore, it is especially fitting that, the following day, the United States celebrates as we inaugurate our first African-American President. Though people around the world will continue to stare at those who appear different, it is wonderful that the United States has proven that we can also see beyond those differences.

H-2B Cap Reached

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on January 8 that it has enough petitions to fill the H-2B cap for the second half of Fiscal Year 2009. You cannot get any more H-2B workers with start dates prior to October 1, 2009. We can still help out with J Trainees or J Interns for this period.

We have positions available in the New York area for the Spring and Summer of this year.

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