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H2B
Information about the H2B program
The H2B program is suitable for people who want a work in the USA for up to 10 months a year.
This program is sponsored by the American State, who gives the opportunity to work legally in the USA for a period of maximum 10 months a year.
Our comapny has successfully used the H2Bcompany program for 10 years now. Why? Because the participants work an average of 7 months a year, from spring to fall. For the winter holidays they come back home, enjoy them within their family and in spring they can apply again for the visa and go back to the USA. They go directly to the Employer, having a valid work contract and accommodation provided, at a cost, by their Employer. The payrate is starting with 10$/h, with possibility of overtime (anything exceeding the 40 hours of the weekly working hours), when they are paid better, one time and a half of their regular payrate. Once a participant gets the H2B visa and has respected the dates on his visa, the Embassy interview is much more simple than the first time and he is not counted anymore in the annual limmited H2B visas number. He becomes an H2R (returning worker or returnee). The Embassy admission rate is great for our company, 100% in 2008! ABSOLUTELY NO VISA REFUSAL! In 2009 the rate was 98%. In 2010 the rate was 97%.
Important! The H2B program allows any individual to work in the USA. You do not need to be a student. It is for anybody between 21 and 40 years old.
Every year the payrate increases with 1$/h according to each Employer, and the program cost goes down.
Conditions:
- Age: between 20 and 40 years old
- medium English
- good physical condition, resilience to great physical effort
It's a plus:
- a sports life
- professional driving licence
Documents:
DOCUMENTS AT SIGNING IN-STEP 1
- a CV (resume) in English
- a Copy of the ID
- a Copy of the passport (with picture and visas-if they exist)
- the H2B application form+ a photo
- PRE-INTERVIEW
DOCUMENTS AFTER BEING ACCEPTED IN THE PROGRAM-STEP 2
- a letter from your local Employer and a copy of the latest graduation diploma (a copy of your work record, if the case)
- a medical letter where it states that you are capable of physical work
- police record
- a letter from the passport Department showing that you do not have any interdiction to enter the USA
INTERVIEW WITH THE AMERICAN EMPLOYERS (January-February 2011)-STEP 3
SIGN THE CONTRACT AND PAY THE PROGRAM COST (in 10-14 days after the interview)-STEP 4
EMBASSY INTERVIEW (documents necessary after receiving the contract)-STEP 5
- passport (valid 6 months after the contract expiration)
- 1 photo 5X5
- receipts of the Embassy tax (150$ paid at any Banca Transilvania counter) and the PIN code (11$, necessary to make an appointment for the interview)
- DS 160 (to be filled in at our office)
- work agreement
- copy of Notice of Action form (petition)
- warranties for the Embassy (in original, they are not compulsory, but highly recommended): work record, letter from your Employer that he will hire you again when you come back from the USA, marriage certificate, birth certificates of your children, and/or documents of properties
Steps:
- applying for the H2B program
- pre-interview
- interview with the American Employer: December - January
- filing for the Embassy interview: February-March
- Training and orientation
- set off: April-May
Cost:
The program cost is 0$
Note: The program cost does not include the medical insurance and plane ticket, which will be purchased through the companies agreed by Mike's Agency. No exceptions! The medical insurance offerd by Mikes Agency costs 700 RON and covers 4 events of 10000 Euro each. It's through BT Asigurari and is to be paid after the visa in Mikes Agency office. The price of the plane ticket will be negociated at several travel agencies, but the participant has to pay a flight deposit of 400$ after being accepted by the American Employer and before the visa interview. In case of visa refusal, the deposit is refunded.
Partners:
Contracts in 2006, 2007, 2008
1. Name, location, and contract validity
- Olympic Moving & Storage (Boston, MA and Washington DC) - 80 contracts for 8 months
- Interstate Worldwide Relocation (Washington DC) - 65 contracts for 8 months
- Gentle Giant (Boston, MA) - 50 contracts for 9 months
- Mergenthaler Transfer (Helena Montana) - 50 contracts for 8 months
- Azar Storage (Annapolis Maryland) - 55 contracts for 7 months
- Clark Transfer (Newport VA) - 20 contracts for 8 months
- Executive moving (Woodbride VA) - 15 contracts for 8 months
- Oneil Relocation (Garden Grove CA)-30 contracts for 7 months
- Isaac Moving and Storage (Boston, MA)-15 contracts for 7 months
- Olympic Moving & Storage (Boston, MA si Washington DC) - 80 de contracts for 8 months
- Gentle Giant (Boston, MA) - 80 contracts for 9 months
- Isaac Moving and Storage (Boston, MA)-20 contracts for 7 months
- Olympic Moving & Storage (Boston, MA si Washington DC) - 80 contracts in 8 months
- Gentle Giant (Boston, MA) - 80 contracts for 9 months
- Isaac Moving and Storage (Boston, MA)-20 contracts for 7 months
- Executive Moving (Woodbride VA) - 15 contracts for 8 months
- Stairhoppers (Boston, MA)-10 contracts for 7 months
2. Pay rate:
- Olympic - 12,85$/ h and 19,2$/ h overtime
- Gentle Giant - 12.50$/h and 18,75$/ h overtime
- Interstate - 11$/h and 16,5 overtime
- Isaac Moving and Storage-10.50$/h and 15.75$/h overtime
- Stairhoppers-11$/h, overtime 16.5$/h
- Please note that the wages are submitted to tax regulations. Taxes vary from state to state; they can be 12-15% of the paycheck. You can get your taxes back when you come back in Romania.
