The SEA Summer Strategy Session and Retreat, hosted by Labor Consultants International, will bring together SEA Leadership and the leading H-2B strategists. At this meeting we will reflect on lessons learned from 2023 and go over the various cap relief scenarios for 2024 to put you in the best position...
SEA/NALP Fly-In
On June 13th and 14th, SEA, in partnership with the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), will host a fly-in in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the fly-in is to advocate for the inclusion of significant cap relief in the FY24 DHS Appropriations bill and to rally support behind the...
H-2B cap met. What are your options?
FY23 H-2B SECOND HALF CAP MET: On March 2nd, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the FY23 statutory second half H-2B visa cap has been met. February 27th was DHS' final petition receipt date. FILING INSTRUCTIONS FOR CAP RELIEF VISAS: DHS began accepting petitions for the additional 16,500 returning worker...
Northern Central America Initiative Trip Report
On October 12th, DHS announced its intent to release an additional 20,000 H-2B visas specifically to the Northern Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, as well as Haiti. Given that this is a priority of the Biden administration, we have made it our mission to promote the...
SEA 2023 Annual Meeting and Auction Recap
The 2023 SEA Annual Meeting was a tremendous success. Along with record attendance, the feedback on the program was universally positive. We were honored to have H-2B program champion Congressman Andy Harris (R-MD-1) join us for the duration of the meeting. He was excited by the deal we negotiated with...
SEA Northern Triangle Initiative Showcase
At the end of this month, SEA will be hosting an educational and informational event in Guatemala and El Salvador to showcase the Northern Triangle Initiative to our membership. We want our membership to better understand the process of requesting Northern Triangle workers. This involves making introductions so that employers...
Northern Triangle Summit Trip Report
Over the last two years, SEA has worked diligently with USAID, the State Department, and the Northern Triangle Governments to establish an H-2B program infrastructure in the Northern Triangle countries. Given the many steps in the process, growing pains were inevitable. For example, at the time of the first NT...
SEA Northern Triangle H-2B Summit
WHAT: SEA NORTHERN TRIANGLE SUMMIT WHERE: SHERATON PRESIDENTE, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR AND GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMELA WHEN: DECEMBER 4th – 8th Please join us for SEA's Northern Triangle H-2B Summit December 4th - 8th in San Salvador, El Salvador and Guatemala City, Guatemala. This summit will provide an opportunity to...
SEA statement on DHS visa release
SEA thanks administration for its support of seasonal employers and for its commitment to reducing irregular migration and calls on Congress to pass a permanent reform of the program The Seasonal Employment Alliance would like to thank the Biden administration for recognizing the importance of the H-2B program in addressing...
SEA efforts in Northern Triangle help lead to DHS visa release
DHS has announced its intent to release the maximum number of visas permitted by Congress this fiscal year, 64,716 visas. 44,716 visas will be allocated to returning workers and 20,000 will be allocated to the Northern Triangle (NT) countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. The significance of this release cannot be...