Profile For Josh M.

Hi just signed up was doing a google search regarding H2b visas and came across this website and just wanted to just add some info. About 12 years ago i actually obtained a H2b visa and was able to work for a US based transport company. They sponsored workers from Australia, England, New Zealand & South Africa basically any English speaking country, the Transport company had to prove they could not hire enough locals to fill the driving positions the Dept of Labour then Petitioned the USCIS for the work visa's seeing how Truck Driving is technically classified as non skilled the H2b was the only visa we could get which is considered to be a temporary unskilled labour however some drivers had been able to remain in the USA for up to 3 years with extensions the only catch is you can't leave the country. To obtain my CDL in the State of Texas i did not have to have a car licence for 12 months i just went in did the computer test got my car licence then went in the next day and sat for my CDL test once i passed that i booked the driving test passed that first go and presto i had my CDL. As far as driving on the other side of the road i had no problem adjusting to driving on the right side of the road. Getting a H2b visa can take quite abit of time plus all the fees involved in the applications, thats why alot of companies despite the driver shortage don't go through with it. Getting a green card can also be time consuming it can take up to 8 years in some cases and cost around $3000 with all the fees.