The Lakes Region population explodes during the summer, and to keep up with the growing demand in the hospitality industry, many businesses bring in workers from abroad when they have trouble finding local help.

During a Lakes Region Tourism Association roundtable discussion last month at Hart’s Turkey Farm Restaurant in Meredith, a lawyer from Pabian Law offered advice on how to navigate J-1 and H-2B visas. The process for many is already underway.

According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, J-1 visas are for workers intending to participate for teaching, instructing, lecturing, studying, observing, research, or training purposes, or graduate medical education.

The H-2B program allows employers to bring in foreign nationals for temporary, nonagricultural jobs. This is gener

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