The H-2B visa is a nonimmigrant visa that allows U.S. employers to hire temporary, non-agricultural workers for seasonal or peak-period roles. Retail employers with demonstrable, recurring seasonal ...
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The J-1 teacher cultural exchange program places internationally credentialed educators in U.S. schools for a defined period, creating mutual cultural exchange between teachers and students. ...
McDonald's franchise owner Kevin Dobski credits BDV Solutions (a Vanteo company) with helping his McDonald's operations survive labor shortages, maintain a 95% quality employee retention rate, and ...
EB-3 Other Worker visas allow rural food processing employers to sponsor foreign nationals for permanent U.S. residency in positions that require no advanced degree or specialized skill. Because ...
The H-2B visa program allows U.S. restaurants to hire temporary foreign workers for seasonal positions when the domestic labor supply falls short. Restaurants use H-2B to staff up during peak ...
International talent offers construction companies two distinct workforce strategy tools. EB-3 visas are an immigrant pathway that builds a permanent labor base over a three-to-five-year horizon. ...
EB-3 and H-2B visas offer construction contractors two distinct workforce tools. EB-3 is an immigrant visa pathway that builds a permanent labor base over a three-to-five-year horizon. H-2B is a ...
The top winter industries for seasonal international talent programs are retail and e-commerce, warehousing and logistics, hospitality and tourism, snow removal and property maintenance, ...
Employers in manufacturing, construction, hospitality, food processing, and agriculture use EB-3 visa sponsorship to solve structural labor shortages that traditional hiring cannot fix. The process ...
What are the benefits of a J-1 teacher cultural exchange program for rural schools? A J-1 teacher cultural exchange program gives rural students daily, immersive exposure to other cultures, something ...
School districts can use two employment-based visa programs to address persistent support staff shortages: the EB-3 immigrant visa and the H-2B temporary worker visa. Both programs require employer ...
School districts that want to host a J-1 cultural exchange teacher for the 2026-2027 school year need to begin the process by the end of April. The visa program involves five sequential stages: ...
How do McDonald's franchisees use visa sponsorship to solve staffing challenges? McDonald's franchisees use the EB-3 visa to recruit international workers who bring long-term commitment and growth ...
McDonald's franchisees can solve chronic shift coverage gaps by expanding their candidate pool beyond the local labor market, working with a staffing partner to place international, work-authorized ...
H-2B workers help construction contractors address structural labor shortages by providing committed, project-specific workers who can be planned into bids from the start. Unlike day labor or temp ...
The J-1 Teacher Cultural Exchange program allows charter schools to recruit credentialed international educators on a federally designated visa. These international teachers bring subject matter ...
School districts across the U.S. that want to host a J-1 cultural exchange teacher for the 2026–2027 school year must begin the process by the end of April. The federally regulated program includes ...
What is an EB-3 visa and how does it work? EB-3 Other Worker is an employment-based visa that provides a competitive advantage by allowing U.S. construction and manufacturing employers to sponsor ...
Hotels and resorts benefit from J-1 cultural exchange programs by hosting international participants who bring genuine cultural perspectives, multilingual capability, and warmth that enhance guest ...
What is the EB-3 visa and can restaurants use it to hire workers? Yes. Restaurants can use the EB-3 visa to hire workers. But what is it? The EB-3 visa is a U.S. employment-based immigrant visa for ...
The H-2B visa program is a federal temporary staffing solution that allows U.S. hospitality employers to hire foreign nationals for seasonal, non-agricultural roles when domestic labor is ...
Media Coverage
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.