Need guidance on work visa for my parent's business

[Bandt 87]

4 hours ago, Sarah&Facundo said:

You would have to prove no one in the entire USA can do the job. They will likely ask why you haven't tried to get someone to relocate from another city in our state or even another state in general (which is way cheaper anyway).  That isn't a high level job and we have lots of unemployed people in the US.

Anyone who works in IT at least in my metro can attest that this is complete BS. Sure maybe it is easier for large companies to get around the rules than for a small business.

[mtempelaar 190]

https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-nonimmigrant-workers

 

Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Worker Classification

Nonimmigrant Classification for a Temporary Worker	Description	Nonimmigrant Classification for Dependent Spouses and Children of a Temporary Worker
CW-1	CNMI-Only transitional worker	CW-2
E-1	Treaty traders and qualified employees.	E-13
E-2	Treaty investors and qualified employees.	E-23
E-2C	Long-term foreign investors in the CNMI	E-2C
E-3	Certain "specialty occupation" professionals from Australia.	E-33
H-1B	Workers in a specialty occupation and the following sub-classifications: H-1B1 - Free Trade Agreement workers in a specialty occupation from Chile and Singapore. H-1B2 - Specialty occupations related to Department of Defense Cooperative Research and Development projects or Co-production projects. H-1B3 - Fashion models of distinguished merit and ability.	H-4
H-1C2	Registered nurses working in a health professional shortage area as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.	H-4
H-2A	Temporary or seasonal agricultural workers.	H-4
H-2B	Temporary non-agricultural workers.	H-4
H-3	Trainees other than medical or academic. This classification also applies to practical training in the education of handicapped children.	H-4
I	Representatives of foreign press, radio, film or other foreign information media.	I
L-1A	Intracompany transferees in managerial or executive positions.	L-23
L-1B	Intracompany transferees in positions utilizing specialized knowledge.	L-23
O-1	Persons with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics and motion picture or TV production.	O-3
O-2	Persons accompanying solely to assist an O-1 nonimmigrant.	O-3
P-1A	Internationally recognized athletes.	P-4
P-1B	Internationally recognized entertainers or members of internationally recognized entertainment groups.	P-4
P-2	Individual performer or part of a group entering to perform under a reciprocal exchange program.	P-4
P-3	Artists or entertainers, either an individual or group, to perform, teach, or coach under a program that is culturally unique.	P-4
Q-1	Persons participating in an international cultural exchange program for the purpose of providing practical training, employment, and to share the history, culture, and traditions of the alien's home country.	Not Applicable4
R-1	Religious workers.	R-2
TN	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) temporary professionals from Mexico and Canada.	TD

 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/students-and-exchange-visitors

 

Au Pairs are here on J1 temporary exchange visas

Students: Academic and Vocational (F and M visas)
F-1	Academic students
F-2	Spouses and children of F-1
F-3	Canadian or Mexican national academic commuter students
M-1	Vocational students
M-2	Spouses and children of M1
M-3	Canadian or Mexican national vocational commuter students
Exchange Visitors (J visas)
J-1	Exchange visitors
J-2	Spouses and children of J-1

 

 

Housekeepers would be HIGHLY unlikely to be here under a work visa.  As stated before, they are either here as a LPR, USC or other status

Edited October 12, 2018 by mtempelaar

[debbiedoo 2,339]

Pay a living wage and offer good benefits and you'll have quality employees beating down your door.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

Perhaps it's time for your parents to retire.  A town of 650?  Try to sell, if that doesn't work just close up shop.

[Boiler 43,428]

Only one Town in my County has a bigger population.

[mtempelaar 190]

Meanwhile I am sitting here eating cake that was served at a goodbye party for someone here on an H1B, up for renewal and was rejected.  She's been here for years as a highly skilled worker with specialized training and industry knowledge.  Her rejection came yesterday. she's leaving the country Monday.   Third rejection we've seen in the last month and every day is a struggle to retain the workers I already have.  Work visas take a special kind of patience from the employer and the beneficiary, not just to get it for someone in the first place but to keep it.    

[dawning 212]

4 hours ago, databit said:

Have you thought of hiring senior citizens? Many of them need the extra income, and they have the best work habits and are not going to do drugs. 

Actually I know some seniors with addiction issues.   It's a common belief that drugs are something that only the modern degenerate youth do, but that's not at all true across the board in my experience.

Age stereotyping is no more accurate than racial, gender or other forms of stereotyping.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

Only one Town in my County has a bigger population.

Yeah, but we ain't talking about your country.  We talking about the good 'ol USA!  With the economy booming and unemployment being at an all time low since 1969 prospective employees are looking for the greener grass.  Therefore little mom and pop shops are really having a difficult time finding responsible employees.  "Livable wage" is a popular term now.  Of course in Hawaii that is about $40 dollars per hour, but hey...we live in paradise.🤗

[CEE53147 559]

Can the work be done by a high functioning mentally disabled individual with supervision?  If your parents need primarily assistance with physical labor, this could be an option.  Check with nearby agencies working with the disabled.

 

Also, look for the position to be filled by teams of part time workers.  Some people are unable to work 40 hours per week but could do 20.

[SusieQQQ 11,584]

2 hours ago, David & Zoila said:

Yeah, but we ain't talking about your country.  We talking about the good 'ol USA!  With the economy booming and unemployment being at an all time low since 1969 prospective employees are looking for the greener grass.  Therefore little mom and pop shops are really having a difficult time finding responsible employees.  "Livable wage" is a popular term now.  Of course in Hawaii that is about $40 dollars per hour, but hey...we live in paradise.🤗

Boiler said county, not country,

 

i don’t know why a Filipino (as OP wants to look for) would want to move halfway across the world to live in the sticks for an unliveable wage any more than an American would...?

Edited October 13, 2018 by SusieQQQ

[Boiler 43,428]

3 hours ago, mtempelaar said:

Meanwhile I am sitting here eating cake that was served at a goodbye party for someone here on an H1B, up for renewal and was rejected.  She's been here for years as a highly skilled worker with specialized training and industry knowledge.  Her rejection came yesterday. she's leaving the country Monday.   Third rejection we've seen in the last month and every day is a struggle to retain the workers I already have.  Work visas take a special kind of patience from the employer and the beneficiary, not just to get it for someone in the first place but to keep it.    

Hib is a TEMPORARY work visa, 6 years? If the Employer wanted her to stay why did they not file for a GC?

13 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

Boiler said county, not country,

 

i don’t know why a Filipino (as OP wants to look for) would want to move halfway across the world to live in the sticks for an unliveable wage any more than an American would...?

I did, UK has a higher population density.

[mcdull 474]

I apologize on behalf of millions of lazy Americans who are too non-Filipino to work at your pizzeria.  

[Orangesapples 1,954]

9 hours ago, Sarah&Facundo said:

A lot of nannies are college-aged students who are on the au-pair visa for a year or two. There are also some visas that let college-aged students come and work for a summer or winter season and then they go home.

 

Yes, J1 is the only visa I can think of that could help. People on J1 don't have to be nannies they can certainly work at a restaurant but the problem is that this is only temporary. But maybe look into J1? 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

5 hours ago, David & Zoila said:

Yeah, but we ain't talking about your country.  We talking about the good 'ol USA!  With the economy booming and unemployment being at an all time low since 1969 prospective employees are looking for the greener grass.  Therefore little mom and pop shops are really having a difficult time finding responsible employees.  "Livable wage" is a popular term now.  Of course in Hawaii that is about $40 dollars per hour, but hey...we live in paradise.🤗

He said county, not country.... 

[jan22 2,898]

9 hours ago, mtempelaar said:

https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/temporary-nonimmigrant-workers

 

Temporary (Nonimmigrant) Worker Classification

Nonimmigrant Classification for a Temporary Worker	Description	Nonimmigrant Classification for Dependent Spouses and Children of a Temporary Worker
CW-1	CNMI-Only transitional worker	CW-2
E-1	Treaty traders and qualified employees.	E-13
E-2	Treaty investors and qualified employees.	E-23
E-2C	Long-term foreign investors in the CNMI	E-2C
E-3	Certain "specialty occupation" professionals from Australia.	E-33
H-1B	Workers in a specialty occupation and the following sub-classifications: H-1B1 - Free Trade Agreement workers in a specialty occupation from Chile and Singapore. H-1B2 - Specialty occupations related to Department of Defense Cooperative Research and Development projects or Co-production projects. H-1B3 - Fashion models of distinguished merit and ability.	H-4
H-1C2	Registered nurses working in a health professional shortage area as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.	H-4
H-2A	Temporary or seasonal agricultural workers.	H-4
H-2B	Temporary non-agricultural workers.	H-4
H-3	Trainees other than medical or academic. This classification also applies to practical training in the education of handicapped children.	H-4
I	Representatives of foreign press, radio, film or other foreign information media.	I
L-1A	Intracompany transferees in managerial or executive positions.	L-23
L-1B	Intracompany transferees in positions utilizing specialized knowledge.	L-23
O-1	Persons with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics and motion picture or TV production.	O-3
O-2	Persons accompanying solely to assist an O-1 nonimmigrant.	O-3
P-1A	Internationally recognized athletes.	P-4
P-1B	Internationally recognized entertainers or members of internationally recognized entertainment groups.	P-4
P-2	Individual performer or part of a group entering to perform under a reciprocal exchange program.	P-4
P-3	Artists or entertainers, either an individual or group, to perform, teach, or coach under a program that is culturally unique.	P-4
Q-1	Persons participating in an international cultural exchange program for the purpose of providing practical training, employment, and to share the history, culture, and traditions of the alien's home country.	Not Applicable4
R-1	Religious workers.	R-2
TN	North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) temporary professionals from Mexico and Canada.	TD

 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/working-united-states/students-and-exchange-visitors

 

Au Pairs are here on J1 temporary exchange visas

Students: Academic and Vocational (F and M visas)
F-1	Academic students
F-2	Spouses and children of F-1
F-3	Canadian or Mexican national academic commuter students
M-1	Vocational students
M-2	Spouses and children of M1
M-3	Canadian or Mexican national vocational commuter students
Exchange Visitors (J visas)
J-1	Exchange visitors
J-2	Spouses and children of J-1

 

 

Housekeepers would be HIGHLY unlikely to be here under a work visa.  As stated before, they are either here as a LPR, USC or other status

Housekeepers for hotels/motels with seasonal demands (e.g., ski lodges) are often on H2B visas.