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H-2 Seasonality: Proving your Need
All prospective H-2 employers must provide a “burden of proof” to ensure they are either temporary or seasonal in nature, depending on their desired program. This includes providing a justification for why they need workers when they do, but also, why they do not in the off season. For the programs, temporary and seasonal have a maximum of 10 months, per employer, geography, and occupation.
TN Visa: A Cap-Less Alternative to H-1B for Professional Job Opportunities
The TN visa enjoys several advantages over H-1B that may make it an attractive option for employers unable or unwilling to play the H-1B lottery.
The Unnecessary Constraints of the H-2A Filing Process: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Once a niche topic known only in agricultural circles, the H-2A foreign guestworker program has recently entered mainstream discourse. Exacerbated by labor shortages due to COVID-19 and other economic factors, demand for H-2A visas has surged, quadrupling in the last decade. H-2A workers currently comprise an estimated 10-15% of America's agricultural workforce, with well over a quarter of a million visas issued annually.
Common Questions from New H-2A Employers: When do I need to secure housing for workers?
Blog series on the most common questions we get from first time H-2A users.
Common Questions from New H-2A Employers: Driving Arrangements for Workers?
Blog series on the most common questions we get from first time H-2A users.
Common Questions from New H-2A Employers: Options for Worker Housing?
Blog series on the most common questions we get from first time H-2A users.
Common Questions from New H-2A Employers: Leadtime to Worker Arrival?
Blog series on the most common questions we get from first time H-2A users.
Common Questions from New H-2A Employers: English-speaking workers?
Blog series on the most common questions we get from first time H-2A users.
Off Target: Why Trigger-Happy H-2A Reform is Bad Policy
The Biden Administration has released four (4) different H-2A rules in the last year (two in operation now, two currently undergoing public comment). Almost none of it has helped growers or "streamlined" the program as promised.
