Hiring Seasonal

Workers

The following slides are designed to provide information

to U.S. seasonal employers and farms that wish to hire
temporary workers in Mexico
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP (WOH)
Migrants Attention Center, MEX (CAM)

Helping
your business to navigate through the
complex process of hiring temporary
workers
 What is the H-2 Visa Program?

A non-immigrant program that allows employers to

hire foreign workers (Guest Workers) to perform
temporary agricultural (H-2A) and non-
agricultural temporary
(H-2B) services or labor if American workers cannot
be found. These visas apply only to workers in select
industries, including construction, landscaping,
hospitality and food service.
 Primary differences between
H-2A and H-2B visas

  H2A H2B
Temporary need exists;
Criteria Job is less than one year;
No U.S. workers available for the job.
Construction;
Landscaping;
Industries Agriculture Hospitality Sectors (Hotels
Resorts, Restaurant, etc.);
Manufacturing;
Food processing / Fishing
33, 000 October
Cap UNLIMITED
33,000 April
Legal contract;
Housing; kitchen facilities or
Legal contract;
meals;
Responsabilities for Assistance to find housing;
Transportation from Mexico to
the Employer the workplace in the U.S., and Transportation to stores for
your employee.
vice-versa at the end of the
contract.
 Your Partner

Because the H-2 Program can be an overwhelming and complicated

process, in 2010 WOH and CAM formed an alliance to assist employers in

navigating through the complex maze of government regulation allowing us

to meet your H-2 visa needs in less time and at lower costs and as a result,

we are your best alternative.

 Who is WOH?

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP is a law firm founded in 1975, with
more than 85 lawyers making it the largest legal practice in the Capital
District of New York.

WOH delivers high-quality, creative and expeditious immigration

services to individual and corporate clients.

Hundreds of clients from FORTUNE 500 companies, to government

agencies, to small and middle market businesses, come to them for solutions
to difficult challenges and stay for long-term relationships.

Immigration law is complex and ever-changing. Our Immigration Practice

Group has the depth of knowledge and years of experience needed to
develop and implement creative strategies to resolve our clients’ immigration
challenges
 Who is CAM?

Mission: CAM is an office of the State Government of Nuevo Leon,

Mexico, and our goal is to match qualified Mexican workers with
employers in the U.S. needing workers.

Provide support to work temporarily and legally in the U.S. and return
to Mexico upon expiration of their visa.

CAM has been matching qualified Mexican workers to U.S. businesses

needing skilled workers for 6 years.

We are the only office recommended by the U.S. Consulate General in

Monterrey to assist with consular processing of U.S. visas in Mexico.
 WOH-CAM Competitive
Advantages

1 Human
3 Most Competitive
Resources fees in the
market

2Infrastructure 4Confidence and

Experience
Facilities
 Human Resources

WHO uses a team approach to solve complex issues, bringing together attorneys
with a depth of knowledge in a wide range of concentrations to ensure that all facets of
the client’s needs considered and addressed.
WOH maintains diverse practice areas, providing a broad range of services with a
special emphasis on matters relating to the intersection of the public and private
sectors.
CAM’s database has information on human resources (10,000 workers from all over
Mexico) fitting the profiles with specific needs of your company -recruitment-.
CAM has agreements with universities and technical schools in Nuevo León to
locate personnel that you need (for higher skills jobs).

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 Infrastructure Facilities

WOH law firm, based in Albany, New York, with a second office

located in Plattsburgh, has a diverse practice that goes beyond the
conventional.
CAM has an E1/T-1 Broadband (2Mbit/s up and download) for video
conferences interviews between companies and candidates.
CAM’s installations are available for personal interviews in
Monterrey city Mexico.

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 Price Index for H-2A Visa

Total $4,420 USD

$3,000 USD Legal/Attorney fee

$1,000 USD (approximately) Advertising Costs, considering 2 ads in your area,

and 3 in neighboring States determined by the Dept. of Labor

$320 USD USCIS filling fee for form I-129

$100 USD U.S. Department of Labor application fee

Note: The cost of this process is the same for 1 or 80 workers.

Plus

3 $10 USD (per worker) U.S. Department of Labor fee

$28 USD (per worker) Consular fees in Mexico

 Price Index for H-2B Visa

Total $4,970 USD

$2,700 USD Legal/Attorney fee

$800 USD (approximately) Advertising Costs

$320 USD USCIS filling fee for form I-129

$150 USD USCIS Anti-fraud fee

$1000 USD Premium processing fee

Note: The cost of this process is the same for 1 or 80 workers.

Plus

3 $28 USD (per worker) Consular fees in Mexico

 Confidence and Experience

WOH has been working in the H-2 Program with the following companies: Trade Winds Farm
LLC; Rolling Meadows Farm LLC; Mammoser Farm Inc.; Western New York Mulch Products, Inc.,
Heritage Farm, W.T. Phipps Racing Stable, Bella Inizio Farm, Mapleview Dairy, Mountain Valley
Fuel Wood, and many others.

WOH has an impressive record of success with the H-2 programs and has developed valuable
relationships with State Departments of Labor and National Farm Labor Organizations

98% of the workers sent by CAM come back to Mexico thanks to our tracking at the end of
their contracts. Even though the employer is responsible for terminating the employment CAM will
be in touch with the company to ensure the workers’ return upon completion of the job.

Percentage of people approved through the CAM by the U.S. Consulate: 94%

Workers that approach CAM, never know when they will be needed for a job, this avoids a

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dual intention that others might have. We provide Assistance to:
 Workers: 6,742
 Companies: 312
 Consular Fees

Searching CAM’s database to find the human resources that fit the
profile that your company needs (recruitment).
Requesting the visa appointment for each worker at the U.S. Consulate
in Monterrey.
Assisting workers in completing their application paperwork for their
interview at the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey (free of charge to your
worker).
Coordinating transportation of your worker from Monterrey (Mexico) to
their destination in the US.
The CAM ID (with information useful for the H-2 worker).

All mentioned before, for only $28.00 USD/person.

 Starting the process with WOH:
It’s just one e-mail away!

Complete your WOH-CAM H-2A or H-2B questionnaire,

attached to this presentation and email it back to:
 ldarrigo@woh.com
WOH-CAM can also assist your company with the TN visa
(NAFTA) process with competitive rates.
 Let WOH-CAM be your partner and
solution
WOH/CAM will guide your company
through the complex maze of
government regulations to get you the
workers you need…Call or email us
today!

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna (WOH) Migrant Attention Center (CAM)

One Commerce Plaza
Albany, New York 12260
Tel: (518) 487-7642
FAX: (518) 487-7777
Leonard J. D’Arrigo, Esq.
ldarrigo@woh.com
Av. Constitución 1251 Pte. Col El Mirador
Monterrey, N.L. México C.P. 64049
Tel: 011-52 (81) 2020-9729, (81) 2020-9730
Toll free from the U.S. : 1-800-960-5015
camnl@nuevoleon.gob.mx
cam@mxworkers.org