First Half H-2B Cap/Visa Release Updates
FIRST HALF CAP UPDATE: Employers with an October 1st date of need requested 21,116 positions during last year’s FY22 July 2-4 filing period. The 29,856 positions requested in the same period…
Assessing the FY22 Second Half NT Visa Allocation
On May 18th, 2022, DHS published a temporary final rule releasing an additional 35,000 H-2B visas for employers with a date of need between April 1, 2022 and September 30,…
SEA travels to El Salvador to observe recruitment and processing
Last May the Department of Homeland Security issued 22,000 additional H-2B visas to supplement the statutory allocation of 33,000 visas for the second half of the fiscal year. In this…
SEA applauds Biden administration for additional visa release
On behalf of the 2,500+ small and seasonal businesses the Seasonal Employment Alliance represents, we want to thank the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of…
FY22 Second Half DHS Visa Release FAQs
On Thursday, March 31st the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the release of an additional 35,000 H-2B visas to supplement the statutory cap of 33,000 visas. Of the 35,000…
Everything you need to know about requesting Northern Triangle workers
Since we expect there to be a significant allocation made to the Northern Triangle countries in the upcoming visa release, we thought it would be helpful to provide the SEA…
SEA Spring Labor Forum
SEA Spring Labor Forum March 22-24, 2022 Hilton Head, SC Hotel: TBD Register: Registration includes access to the Tuesday evening reception and to the labor forum (lunch included) Agenda: Click…
SEA Democratic outreach paying dividends
Since we first received a commitment from Senator Graham (R-SC) to introduce the landscaping to H-2A bill, we have made it our mission to engage and secure targeted Democratic cosponsors…
SEA Statement on Additional Visa Release
On behalf of the 2,500+ small and seasonal businesses the Seasonal Employment Alliance represents, we want to thank the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of…
Lessons Learned from the Northern Triangle H-2B Visa Allocation and Next Steps
The Seasonal Employment Alliance represents over 2,500 seasonal employers across the United States who utilize the H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program. Over the last two years, we have made…
September 2021 Fly-In
We enter the Fall with two viable cap relief options, one in the House and one in the Senate. House- Rep. Cuellar’s Returning Worker Exception Act: This bill exempts H-2B…
2021 SEA Annual Meeting and Auction
The 2021 SEA Annual Meeting and Auction will be December 6-8 in Washington D.C. The 2020 auction featured golf rounds at some of the top courses in the United States…
Biden administration promotes H-2B as solution to reducing irregular migration
On behalf of the 3,000+ small and seasonal businesses the Seasonal Employment Alliance and the National Association of Landscape Professionals represent, we want to congratulate the administration on recognizing H-2B…
Assessing our discretionary visa release campaign
On April 20th DHS announced its intention to release an additional 22,000 H-2B visas for the 2021 season with 6,000 of these visas reserved for nationals of the Northern Triangle…
Frequently Asked Questions on additional visa release
Is the 22,000 number set in stone? We believe so but it does not mean that we and our Congressional supporters are not pushing for a higher number. In addition,…
DHS confirms, 22,000 visas to be released
Bloomberg reports, and it has since been confirmed by DHS, that DHS plans to release an additional 22,000 H-2B visas with 6,000 of the 22,000 allocated to the nationals of…
Seasonal Employment Alliance statement on additional visa release
April 20, 2021: On behalf of the 2,500+ small and seasonal businesses the Seasonal Employment Alliance represents, we want to thank the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and…
Economic impact survey results
Thank you to those of you who completed the economic impact survey. Today, we submitted the report to DHS and DOL administration officials. One item of note, that our opponents…
2021 PGA Championship package
Thanks to the generosity of our D.C. consultant Stephen Replogle, SEA members have the incredible opportunity to attend the 2021 PGA Championship in Kiawah Island, SC while also supporting the…
New Sheriff in Town: The Biden Administration and the H-2B Program
Is the Biden administration going to be more supportive of H-2B than the Trump administration and when will they release additional visas? I am asked this question perhaps more than…