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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
2023 SEA Annual Meeting and Auction
The 2023 SEA Annual Meeting will be in Sarasota, FL January 16th-18th, 2023. Registration – Includes Welcome Dinner, Annual Meeting and Auction Monday, January 16th 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM…
FAQS ON FALL/WINTER SUPPLEMENTAL VISA RELEASE
We have been in regular communication with DHS regarding the first half visa release and are hopeful of a significant first half release. FAQS: When do you expect DHS to…
EPI Report Presents Misleading Data
EPI report states $1.8 in back wages were assessed in industries employing H-2B workers. But only 1% of the $1.8 billion in back wages were owed to H-2B workers. On…
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…