A Patch for the H-1B Visa System?The H-1B visa debate is heating up once again, as the government began accepting new visa applications covering the 2009 fiscal year on April 1. The H-1B visa is used by employers to bring highly educated and skilled workers into the country. If the past few years are any guide, visas are expected to go very quickly. Most business groups hope that Congress will grant more H-1Bs in the future.
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Corra sees a bidding war for skilled international workers. With companies in the U.S. complaining of the lack of unskilled domestic workers, and, as this article attests, with the shortage of H-1B Visas, you will be paying more to attract international employees to your business, rather than your competitors’.
Eventually, perhaps, the government will loosen restrictions on the quantity of H-1B Visas, but until then skilled workers will be difficult to come by.
When you do hire skilled international workers, be sure you are getting what you are paying for. Corra will conduct international employment verification and international education verification searches in most countries around the world. Corra will also conduct international criminal searches.
These searches are not only important to your business, they are invaluable in vetting your employees should you be bidding on contracts for work at major corporations. Most will require these background checks.
Check them out before you hire.
