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H-2B

H-2B noun: a visa granted to foreign workers that allows them to be hired by American companies for nonagricultural occupations.

Noun

H-2B (plural H-2Bs)

  1. (US) A visa granted to foreign workers that allows them to be hired by American companies for nonagricultural occupations.
    • In May, a proclamation was issued specifically targeting Chinese nationals and denying them F and J visas used to attend graduate and postgraduate programs in the US. Trump’s new action suspends the issuance of new visas H-1B visas for professional workers; H-2Bs for non-agricultural seasonal...2020 June 23, Ushma S. Neill, “The hidden health cost of Trump’s visa freeze”, in CNN
    • The order prohibits foreign workers from using H-1B, H-2B, J-1 and L-1 visas to enter the United States until at least the end of the year. […] H-2B visas are for unskilled seasonal workers, including landscapers, forestry workers and summer resort workers, while J-1s are for exchange visitors who...2020 June 26, Susan Cohen and Jennifer Hunt, “By blocking visas for foreign workers, Trump is further hurting the US economy”, in CNN

Forms of H-2B

pluralH-2Bs

Questions about H-2B

What does H-2B mean?
H-2B means a visa granted to foreign workers that allows them to be hired by American companies for nonagricultural occupations.
What part of speech is H-2B?
H-2B is a noun.
What is the plural of H-2B?
The plural of H-2B is H-2Bs.

Words near H-2B in the dictionary

  1. h+
  2. H-1B
  3. H-1Bs
  4. H-2A
  5. H-2As
  6. H-2B
  7. H-2Bs
  8. h-back
  9. h-backs
  10. h-bar
  11. h-bars

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