Employers using H-2B seasonal workers should begin workforce planning seven to nine months before their start date. The process runs through the Department of Labor, USCIS, and the Department of ...
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How do you measure the impact of a J-1 program on hospitality service? Hotels and resorts measure J-1 impact across four areas: training velocity, guest satisfaction, cultural competency, and team ...
Audit readiness means having I-9 forms, wage records, and required postings organized and accurate before a DOL or ICE review begins. Vanteo helps H-2B employers build and manage compliant ...
What is the EB-3 Other Worker visa? EB-3 Other Worker is an employment-based visa program that allows U.S. employers to sponsor foreign workers for full-time, permanent positions requiring less than ...
After H-2B approval, employers have ongoing obligations covering arrival and onboarding, wage compliance, transportation costs, document retention, worker notices, and day-to-day supervision. These ...
Employers running H-2B and EB-3 visa programs together face common coordination risks such as misaligned filing timelines, conflicting prevailing wage requirements, H-2B annual cap pressure, ...
Successful J-1 hospitality intern and trainee placements depend on two things: identifying candidates with genuine cultural competency and operational readiness and building a structured training and ...
Before hiring an H-2B visa partner, hotels should ask seven questions: how the partner manages DOL compliance and prevailing wage filings, their track record placing workers in hotel-specific roles, ...
Manager burnout at quick service restaurants is driven by a structural shortage of local hourly workers, not poor leadership. The EB-3 Other Worker visa lets U.S. employers sponsor foreign nationals ...
Vanteo's Innovation vantage point closes the gap between visa approval and workforce success through structured onboarding, community engagement, integrated tracking technology, and upcoming ...
Ethical international hiring means employers pay their required recruitment, legal, and visa costs, offer equal pay and workplace protections, and support workers through relocation and onboarding. ...
EB-3 labor market analysis is the process employers use to gather and interpret workforce data before filing a Labor Certification application. It includes a prevailing wage determination, ...
Vanteo delivers integrated workforce talent management through three connected pillars: Experience, Advocacy, and Innovation. Unlike generalist firms that split filing, legal counsel, and logistics ...
A strong J-1 orientation program covers three core areas: legal compliance (visa status, insurance, sponsor contact), workplace onboarding (facility tour, mentoring, company policies), and cultural ...
The H-2B visa program allows U.S. construction employers to hire temporary foreign workers when qualified domestic candidates are unavailable. The program runs on two seasons, spring/summer and ...
To vet an EB-3 visa expert partner, request their track record with visa approvals, confirm they understand your industry's specific workforce challenge, and ask how they manage the petition process ...
A J-1 teacher is an exchange visitor on a cultural exchange visa, not a work visa, so they teach while also experiencing U.S. education firsthand. In the classroom, they bring different instructional ...
To choose an H-2B visa partner for hospitality staffing, evaluate five areas: compliance expertise, hospitality-specific experience, timeline reliability, communication practices, and post-arrival ...
To vet a J-1 cultural exchange provider, verify their State Department sponsor designation through the official Sponsor Search database, then request incident reports, audit histories, and SEVIS ...
The EB-3 Other Worker visa lets manufacturers and retailers sponsor foreign nationals for permanent roles requiring less than two years of experience, such as warehouse associates, production ...
Advocacy strengthens your global talent acquisition strategy by combining full legal coverage across every visa category with active engagement in the policy environment. Vanteo monitors regulatory ...
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How Immigration Can Help Manufacturing's Labor Shortage
U.S. manufacturers face a compounding labor crisis. A 2024 Deloitte and Manufacturing Institute study projects a need for 3.8 million new workers by 2033, with nearly half of those roles at risk of going unfilled. Retirements are accelerating the gap, and entry-level roles such as production helpers, packers, and warehouse workers see chronically high turnover.
Company's Co-Founder and CEO Named to Annual List Honoring Dynamic Female Entrepreneurs and Leaders Over 50
On the Move: Karin Borchert
Karin Borchert was appointed chief executive officer of BDV Solutions. She has 25 years of global experience in driving business strategy for revenue and margin growth, product and business innovation.
The number of millionaires moving across international borders has increased significantly in the last decade, with a projected 125,000 in 2024..
Opinion: No, immigration and the border are not impossible problems
While the end of Title 42 did not lead to the border surges some anticipated, America still faces an immigration crisis, with a backlog of nearly 1.6 million asylum cases.
As the 2024 U.S. presidential election looms, immigration attorneys are bracing for a potential second-term for former president Donald Trump, fearing swift and stringent actions that could impede employment-based immigration.
Canada Woos American H-1B Visa Holders Fed Up With U.S. Immigration System
Layoffs sweeping the tech industry have not spared workers on temporary visas, known as H1Bs.
Arkansas Global Connect receives recognition for responsible recruitment practice
Arkansas Global Connect, which provides U.S. businesses with reliable seasonal labor, announced Tuesday (Oct. 22) it has received Clearview certification for demonstrating ethical labor practices.
Florida needs legal immigrants for its workforce
At a time when Florida's jobless rate stands at a mere 3% and businesses face a severe workforce shortage - with just 53 potential workers available for every 100 vacancies - the state's economic momentum faces a critical challenge.
Ditch the Green-Card Lottery
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have called for an increase in visas for skilled immigrants, angering some of President-elect Trump’s supporters.
Commentary: Legal immigrants want SC jobs Americans don’t. Make it easier to hire them.
With the state’s unemployment rate hovering at 3% and only 43 available workers for every 100 jobs, employers across a wide range of market sectors — from hospitality to manufacturing to construction — are struggling to find and retain workers.
Officials announced that United States employers looking to hire H-1B visa holders will be able to apply for next year's round of visas as usual next month, despite uncertainty for legal immigration under the new Trump administration.
Jauntavia Padgett didn't grow up talking politics. Now she's meeting with White House officials.
By day, the 28-year-old works as government relations manager for BDV Solutions, a Greenville-founded company that connects legal immigrants with in-need employers. By night, she serves on the Lyman planning commission.
Greenville firm helps navigate immigration work visas, reduce labor shortage
When Britt Vergnolle and her husband, Ronald, formed BDV Solutions in 2011, they started the business from their family’s kitchen table.
12 Black Leaders to Know: Chris Richardson
GREENVILLE — Fifteen years before he became a U.S. diplomat, doctors told Chris Richardson that he had cancer. He was 15 years old and he had at most five years to live.
Greenville’s BDV Solutions acquires Arkansas Global Connect
Greenville-based BDV Solutions recently acquired Arkansas Global Connect, a company that provides U.S. businesses with reliable seasonal labor.
A federal court will hear the lawsuit brought by the conservative Heritage Foundation against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) seeking the public release of visa records of Prince Harry.
The life sciences industry in South Carolina is at a pivotal moment. No industry has grown as fast (42% since 2017) or attracted as many new businesses (1,000+) to the Palmetto State.
Greenville Best and Brightest 2023
Welcome to Greenville Business Magazine’s 2023 Best & Brightest 35 and Under! This is our 29th year of recognizing the business and community leaders who are making an impact in our state.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will increase its premium process fee for the I-140 petition.
Upstate entrepreneur among top 50 women in the US
An upstate business owner was recently named to the prestigious 50 Over 50: Impact list at Forbes magazine.
Visa Bulletin For January 2024
The final action date for EB-3 changed from August 1, 2020 to September 1, 2020 on the January 2024 visa bulletin.