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Survey Finds Visa Process Biggest Challenge for Recruiting Foreign Nationals
Even though 29% of HR professionals say they
recruit foreign nationals because they cannot find US
workers with the necessary skills, 52% say they avoid
recruiting and hiring outside the US because of the
lengthy process required for an employee to work here
legally, according to a survey by the Society for Human
Resource Management that looked at immigration and
workforce readiness issues.
When asked why they recruited and hired foreign nationals, 30% say they recruited candidates as part of a domestic search and later learned the candidate was a foreign national; 14% said they could not find US workers with the necessary degrees; 11% were global organizations; 8% could not find US workers willing to do the work; and 2% recruiting was part of a diversity effort.
Sixty-four percent cited delays caused by processing
visas and green card sponsorship as one of the challenges
when hiring and recruiting foreign nationals; 55% said
the process was too complex; 52% cited the length of time
required to process petition; 43% say the number of visas
available are too few; 42% cited expensive processing
fees; 30% said cost was an issue; and 29% say the time is
too lengthy for visa renewal.
Some of the other challenges include an employer’s inability to meet specific labor conditions to qualify employees for visas (20%); and the restrictive nature of eligibility requirements for obtaining a visa (16%).
SHRM surveyed 489 HR professionals for this report.
Contact
Will Gray
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